Günəşli, Lerik Explained

Guneshli
Settlement Type:Municipality
Official Name:Azerbaijani: Günəşli
Pushpin Map:Azerbaijan
Pushpin Mapsize:300
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: Azerbaijan
Subdivision Type1:District
Subdivision Name1:Lerik
Population Total:1022
Timezone:AZT
Utc Offset:+4
Timezone Dst:AZT
Utc Offset Dst:+5
Coordinates:38.7911°N 48.4714°W

Günəşli (Ozobijon), (until 2008, Azərbaycan, Azerbagjan, and Azerbaijan) is a village and municipality in the Lerik District of Azerbaijan. It has a population of 1,022. The municipality consists of the villages of Guneshli and Babagil.[1]

The village's prior name, "Azərbaycan", means "Azerbaijan" in the Azerbaijani language.

Waterfall

The Guneshli waterfall is a waterfall in Günəşli located at the depth of the dense forest. On May 8, 2007, by the decision of the National Assembly of the Republic of Azerbaijan the village included in the administrative territory of Noda village of Lerik District was named Guneshli.[2] Guneshli waterfall is located at a height of 1000m above sea level. The height of Guneshli waterfall is 7 meters and its width is 5 meters[3] The Guneshli waterfall swiftly flows and is divided into tributaries called Varazu and Vizazamin separately. These two tributaries together are called Lerikrivers.[4]

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Belediyye Informasiya Sistemi . https://web.archive.org/web/20080924083213/http://www.belediyye.org/index.php?con=qanun&bkod=3637 . September 24, 2008 . Azerbaijani.
  2. Administrative-division of the Republic of Azerbaijan. Data collection. Baku - 2013.
  3. Lerik waterfalls. Baku. Mekteb press journal. 2017.
  4. Г.Т.Арсеев "Водопады", Москва, 1987