Genlik (Azerbaijani: Genlik)is a village located in the administrative-territorial district of the city of Zangilan in the Zangilan district of Azerbaijan.[1] The village is situated on the bank of Okhchuchay River.
Genlik | |
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  Genlik | |
| Coordinates: 39°06′19″N 46°38′20″E / 39.10528°N 46.63889°E | |
| Country |  Azerbaijan |
| District | Zangilan |
| Time zone | UTC+4 (AZT) |
History
editAccording to the “Code of statistical data of the Transcaucasian region population, extracted from the family lists of 1886”, in the village of Genlik, Pirchivan rural district, Zangezur district, Elizavetpol province, were 83 dym. There lived 318 Azerbaijanis (in the source listed as "Tatars") who were Shiites by religion. The entire population was landlord peasants.[2]
During the First Karabakh War, in 1993, the village was occupied by Armenian armed forces, and was destroyed.[3]
On 22 October 2020, during the Second Karabakh War, the President of Azerbaijan announced the liberation of the village of Genlik by the armed forces of Azerbaijan.[4][5]
References
edit- ^ Azərbaycan Respublikasının Dövlət Statistika Komitəsi (2019). "İnzibati ərazi bölgüsü təsnifatı" (PDF) (in Azerbaijani). stat.gov.az. p. 103. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2020-04-16.
- ^ Свод статистических данных о населении Закавказского края, извлеченных из посемейных списков 1886 г. Tiflis. 1893. p. 235. Archived from the original on 2021-12-11. Retrieved 2024-01-22.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) - ^ "Zəngilan rayonunun Genlik kəndi". Azerbaijan State News Agency. 2022-11-18. Retrieved 2024-07-05.
- ^ "Zəngilanın daha 13 kəndi işğaldan azad edildi". Qafqazinfo (in Azerbaijani). 2020-10-22. Retrieved 2024-07-05.
- ^ "Zəngilanın daha 1 qəsəbəsi və 13 kəndi işğaldan azad edilib". Report İnformasiya Agentliyi (in Azerbaijani). 2020-10-22. Retrieved 2024-07-05.