Country Azerbaijan Elevation 1,646 m Rayon Lachin District | Time zone AZT (UTC+4) Local time Saturday 2:57 PM | |
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Sheylanli (Azerbaijani: Şeylanlı; Russian: Шейланлы, Шейлани, or Шейланы) is a former Kurdish village in Lachin district of Azerbaijan. Since May 17, 1992 the village, together with Lachin district, have been under control of the Armenian Military forces.
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Map of Sheylanli, Azerbaijan
Geography
The village is located on the Lesser Caucasus mountains, more precisely, in the north part of the Lachin district and the west side of Hakari River (almost in the source) 330 km from Baku, the capital of Azerbaijan Republic.
History
The name of the village is related to the name of the tribe, Sheylanli, who had lived in the area until the Nagorno-Karabakh War. After the establishment of the USSR, in official documents the area was named as Sheylanli village. According to Shamil Asgarov and other sources , Sheylanli tribe is considered to be one of 24 kurdish tribes those were moved from Iran to Karabakh and Zangezur by Shah Abbas I of Iran in the 16th century to fortify the borders of the Safavid Empire. After the war, inhabitants of the village were forced to live in Takhta Korpu, which used to be Wintergrounds of Lachin in Aghjabadi district during the USSR .
Sheylanli was surrounded by several historical, cultural and architectural monuments as well, such as an arch bridge on Hakari River.