Kilvar
Kilvar (also, Gilvar and Kil’var, Armenian Քիլվար K’ilvar) is a village in the Shabran Rayon of Azerbaijan. The village forms part of the municipality of Pirəbədil.[1]
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Inscription above the doorway of the Armenian
Kilvar | |
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Coordinates: 41°12′52″N 48°43′13″E | |
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Rayon | Davachi |
Municipality | Zeyvə |
Time zone | UTC+4 (AZT) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+5 (AZT) |
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Ruins of the Albanian church in Kilvar
In 1908 the population of Kilvar was 599 Tat people[2]. Kilvar was home to one of the last two Armeno-Tat communities in Azerbaijan, until they were expelled in the 1990s.
See also
References
- ""Bələdiyyələrin statusu haqqında" Azərbaycan Respublikasının Qanunu" (in Azerbaijani). Archived from the original on January 11, 2012.
- Кавказский календарь. — Тф., 1910. — 288 с.
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