Günəşli, Lerik

Günəşli (until 2008,[1] Azərbaycan, Azerbagdzhan, and Azerbaydzhan) is a village and municipality in the Lerik Rayon of Azerbaijan. It has a population of 1,022. The municipality consists of the villages of Günəşli and Babagil.[2]

Günəşli
Municipality
Günəşli
Coordinates: 38°47′28″N 48°28′17″E
Country Azerbaijan
RayonLerik
Population
 • Total1,022
Time zoneUTC+4 (AZT)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+5 (AZT)

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 region was named Guneshli.[3] 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[4] The Gunashli waterfall swiftly flows and is divided into tributaries called Varazu and Vizazamin separately. These two tributaries together are called Lerikrivers.[5]

  • The Guneshli waterfall

See also

References
  1. Azerbaijan Parliament - renaming law
  2. "Belediyye Informasiya Sistemi" (in Azerbaijani). Archived from the original on September 24, 2008.
  3. Administrative-division of the Republic of Azerbaijan. Data collection. Baku - 2013.
  4. Lerik waterfalls. Baku. Mekteb press journal. 2017.
  5. Г.Т.Арсеев "Водопады", Москва, 1987
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