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'''Kilit''' is a village and municipality in the [[Ordubad District]] of [[Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic| |
'''Kilit''' is a village and municipality in the [[Ordubad District]] of [[Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic|Nakhichevan]], [[Azerbaijan]]. It is located in the left side of the Nakhichevan-Baku railway, 16 km in the south-east from the district center. At present, there is no population in the village.<ref name="ANAS">{{cite book| last=ANAS| first=Azerbaijan National Academy of Sciences| author-link=Azerbaijan National Academy of Sciences| title= Nakhchivan Encyclopedia| publisher= ANAS| location=Baku| year=2005| volume=volume I| page=296| isbn=5-8066-1468-9}}</ref> |
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It is the provenance and namesake of the [[Kilit dialect|Kilit language]]—one of several native [[Iranian languages]] of the [[Azerbaijanis|Azerbaijani people]]—until the [[Turkification]] of the area was initiated when it was [[Russian conquest of the Caucasus|annexed]] by the [[Russian Empire]]. |
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| ⚫ | In the southeast of Kilit village, surrounded on all sides by steep slopes of the mountain and valleys, are karst caves with stalactites in their corridors and halls. The remains of the cultural layer which were found at the entrance of the caves show that the caves were ancient human settlements. Near Kilit, in the a place called Ul valley the ruins of the residence of the Middle Ages and grave monuments have been found.<ref name="ANAS"/>{{Better source needed|date=May 2021}} |
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| ⚫ | In accordance of the decision of the [[Transcaucasian Socialist Federative Soviet Republic|Transcaucasian Central Executive Committee]] dated February 18, 1929, the historically [[Armenians|Armenian]] village of [[Karchevan]], with together other 9 villages of the Nakhichevan ASSR, joined the [[Armenian Soviet Socialist Republic|Armenian SSR]]. In addition, part of the territory of the Kilit village which was inhabited by Armenians became part of [[Armenia]] in 1923.{{Dubious|date=May 2021}} |
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In 1992, at the result of the armed attacks by Armenian militants, the population of the village became refugees and moved to the different places of Ordubad district.<ref>[http://nakhchivan.preslib.az/az_a3-5.html Ordubad rayonu: Ermənistanın işğalı nəticəsində dağıdılmış mədəni abidələr haqqında məlumat]</ref> |
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Revision as of 05:24, 21 May 2021
Kilit | |
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  Kilit | |
| Coordinates: 38°52′53″N 46°07′58″E / 38.88139°N 46.13278°E | |
| Country |  Azerbaijan |
| Autonomous republic | Nakhchivan |
| District | Ordubad |
| Time zone | UTC+4 (AZT) |
Kilit is a village and municipality in the Ordubad District of Nakhichevan, Azerbaijan. It is located in the left side of the Nakhichevan-Baku railway, 16 km in the south-east from the district center. At present, there is no population in the village.[1]
It is the provenance and namesake of the Kilit language—one of several native Iranian languages of the Azerbaijani people—until the Turkification of the area was initiated when it was annexed by the Russian Empire.
History
In the southeast of Kilit village, surrounded on all sides by steep slopes of the mountain and valleys, are karst caves with stalactites in their corridors and halls. The remains of the cultural layer which were found at the entrance of the caves show that the caves were ancient human settlements. Near Kilit, in the a place called Ul valley the ruins of the residence of the Middle Ages and grave monuments have been found.[1][better source needed]
In accordance of the decision of the Transcaucasian Central Executive Committee dated February 18, 1929, the historically Armenian village of Karchevan, with together other 9 villages of the Nakhichevan ASSR, joined the Armenian SSR. In addition, part of the territory of the Kilit village which was inhabited by Armenians became part of Armenia in 1923.[dubious – discuss]
See also
- Kilit language - an extinct Iranian language
References
- ^ a b ANAS, Azerbaijan National Academy of Sciences (2005). Nakhchivan Encyclopedia. Vol. volume I. Baku: ANAS. p. 296. ISBN 5-8066-1468-9.
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External links
Further reading
- Azərbaycan Milli Elmlər Akademiyası. Arxeologiya və Etnoqrafiya İnstitutu. Azərbaycan Arxeologiyası. Daş dövrü (6). — Bakı: Şərq-Qərb, 2008. — Т. 1. — 448 s.
- Kilit, Ordubad at GEOnet Names Server
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