Sheylanli

Infobox Village
official_name = Sheylanli
native_name = Şeylanlı
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map_caption = Location of Sheylanli in Lachin
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subdivision_name1 = flag|Azerbaijan
subdivision_type2 = Rayon
subdivision_name2 = Lachin
latd=39 |latm=46 |lats=16 |latNS=N
longd=46 |longm=17 |longs=21 |longEW=E
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timezone = AZT
utc_offset = +4
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elevation_ft = 5,403
elevation_m = 1,646
elevation_footnotes = [cite web
url = http://www.fallingrain.com/world/AJ/28/Seylanli.html
title= Seylanli, Azerbaijan Page
accessdate=2008-06-11 ]
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footnotes = [cite web
url = http://www.maplandia.com/azerbaijan/azerbaydzhan-territor/seylanli/
title= Sheylanli Map — Satellite Images of Sheylanli
accessdate=2008-06-11 ]

Sheylanli ( _az. Şeylanlı; _ru. Шейланлы, Шейлани, or Шейланы) is a Kurdish village in Lachin district of Azerbaijanru iconcite book
last = Alesker
first = Alekperov
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title = [http://books.google.com/books?id=8iwGAAAAMAAJ&q=%D0%A8%D0%B5%D0%B9%D0%BB%D0%B0%D0%BD%D0%B8&dq=%D0%A8%D0%B5%D0%B9%D0%BB%D0%B0%D0%BD%D0%B8&ei=yE1wSPP-MY2ujAH45I3ACw&pgis=1 Archaeology and Ethnography of Azerbaijan ] p. 143
publisher =
date = 1960
location = Baku
isbn = ] ru iconcite book
last =
first =
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title = [http://www.worldcat.org/wcpa/oclc/1766235?page=frame&url=http%3A%2F%2Fcatalog.princeton.edu%2Fcgi-bin%2FPwebrecon.cgi%3FDB%3Dlocal%26CNT%3D25%26HIST%3D1%26BOOL1%3Das%2Ba%2Bphrase%26FLD1%3DISSN%2B%28ISSN%29%26SAB1%3D0038-5050&title=Princeton+University&linktype=opac&detail=PUL%3APrinceton+University%3AAcademic Sovetskaya Etnografiya]
publisher = Izd-vo Akademii nauk: Vol. 5-6: pp. 125 - 135
date = 1932
location = Moscow
isbn = ] ru iconcite book
last =Aristova
first = Tatiana Fedorovna
authorlink =
title = [http://books.google.com/books?id=QGA8AAAAMAAJ&q=%D0%A8%D0%B5%D0%B9%D0%BB%D0%B0%D0%BD%D0%BB%D1%8B&dq=%D0%A8%D0%B5%D0%B9%D0%BB%D0%B0%D0%BD%D0%BB%D1%8B&ei=kE5wSMazGKOQjgHTuL3DDw&pgis=1 Kurdy Zakavkazia, pp. 48, 53]
publisher = Izd-vo "Nauka," Glav. red. vostochnoĭ lit-ry, Index 1-6-2/111-66
date = 1966
location = Moscow
isbn = ] . Since May 17, 1992 the village together with Lachin district have been under control of the Armenian Military forces [ [http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2008/jun/07/eu Negotiating a black hole] , published in the Guardian] [ [http://www.iwpr.net/?p=crs&s=f&o=324193&apc_state=henh Lachin: The Emptying Lands] Institute for War & Peace Reporting] [ [http://www.state.gov/p/eur/rls/or/13508.htm#822 U.S. Department of State - 1993 UN Security Council Resolutions on Nagorno-Karabakh] ] .

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 establishment of the USSR in official documents the area was named as Sheylanli village.According to Shamil Asgarov and other sources ru icon cite book
last =Sherefxan
first = Bidlisi
authorlink = Sherefxan Bidlisi
title = On Kurdish tribes in Caucasus, p. 370
publisher =
date = 1967
location = Moscow
isbn = ] , 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 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 USSRcite web
url = http://www.azerweb.com/ngos/228/reports/137/
publisher = International Rescue Committee
title= IRC - Monthly Activity Report (January 1999)
quote= "Mentions the name of the refugee settlment as Seilanli in the Aghjabadi"
accessdate=2008-07-10 ] cite web
url = http://www.theirc.org/resources/through_a_childs_eye.html
title= Through a Child's Eye, IRC
accessdate=2008-07-10 ] .

Sheylanli was surrounded by several historical, cultural and architectural monuments as well, such as an arch bridge on Hakari River [ [http://karabakh-doc.azerall.info/ru/anti-terror/ater21eng.htm Karabakh in Documents] ] [ [http://www.bvahan.com/ArmenianWay/AW/Eng/provinces/kashatagh/sheylani.html Sheylanli] ] .

External links

# [http://www.theirc.org/resources/LWG-20Factsheet-20Eng-204-04.pdf International Rescue Committee] , Access to Potable and Irrigation Water in Lachin Wintergrounds.
# [http://nona.net/features/map/placedetail.1646394/%C5%9Eeylanl%C4%B1/ Map of Sheylanli]
# [http://www.tageo.com/index-e-aj-v-28-d-234931.htm Geography Population Map]

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