Lev, Azerbaijan
Lev (Azerbaijani and Kurdish: Lev; Armenian: Լեւոնի Գիւղ, romanized: Lewoni Giwġ, lit. 'Levon's Village') is a village in the Kalbajar District of Azerbaijan.
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  Lev | |
| Coordinates: 40°15′37″N 46°06′20″E | |
| Country |  Azerbaijan |
| Rayon | Kalbajar |
| Time zone | UTC+4 (AZT, AMT) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+5 (AZT) |
Demographics
The village had been populated by Azerbaijanis until the karabakh war.
History
The village was in possession of an Armenian monastery until 1913 when it was destroyed by Soviet authorities.[1]
There is an ancient Albanian fortress called Lek in the village. Azerbaijani sources suggest that the word "Lök" shifted into "Löy" and thus later became known as Lev or Levon.[2]
References
- «Արձագանք», Թիֆլիս, 1886, N44, էջ 577
- Məzahir Təhməzov Kəlbəcər Ensiklopedik məlumatlar Toponimlər fotoşəkillər xəritələr.
- Lev, Azerbaijan at GEOnet Names Server
- T.X. Hakobyan: Հայաստանի եւ հարակից շրջանների տեղանունների բառարան, Երեւանի Համալսարանի Հրատարակչություն, Երեւան, 1988
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