Jil, Armenia

Jil (Armenian: Ջիլ) is a village in the Gegharkunik Province of Armenia, located near the northern shore of Lake Sevan. Most of the beach in close proximity to the village remains uninhabited with a strip of forested land that lines the shore.[2]

Jil
Ջիլ
Jil
Coordinates: 40°27′16″N 45°27′13″E
Country Armenia
ProvinceGegharkunik
Founded12th century
Population
 (2011)[1]
 • Total615
Time zoneUTC+4 (AMT)
Jil, Armenia at GEOnet Names Server

History

Two kilometers north of the village is the Dasht Ler Castle (also called the Dashti-ler fort) from the 1st millennium BC.[2]

The village was founded in the 12th century. On a German map from 1902 it is mentioned as the main settlement in the area between present-day villages Shoghakat and Mets Masrik.[3]

The village was populated by Azerbaijanis before the exodus of Azerbaijanis from Armenia after the outbreak of the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict. In 1988-1989 Armenian refugees from Azerbaijan settled in the village.[4][5][6]

References
  1. Statistical Committee of Armenia. "The results of the 2011 Population Census of the Republic of Armenia" (PDF).
  2. Kiesling, Brady (2005). Rediscovering Armenia: Guide (2nd ed.). Yerevan: Matit Graphic Design Studio. p. 84. ISBN 99941-0-121-8.
  3. "Composite Map: 44-49. Eurpaeisches Russland und Nord-Skandinavien in 6 Blaettern. - David Rumsey Historical Map Collection". www.davidrumsey.com. Retrieved 2018-10-02.
  4. "ՋԻԼ". gegharkunik.am. Retrieved 14 February 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  5. Свод статистических данных о населении Закавказского края, извлеченных из посемейных списков 1886 г. Tiflis. 1893. p. 195.
  6. Argam Yeranosyan. «Джил. изолированные политическими и географическими границами беженцы»
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