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Shekhli-2 Monuments

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Location

This Turkish village is located on the right bank of the river Kur, 33 kilometres north-west of the district centre, at an altitude of 270 to 300 metres above sea level.

Karapetian, Samvel. Northern Artsakh, Yerevan, 2007, p. 311.

Historical Introduction
19 c․

It was founded in the second half of the 19th century.

Karapetian, Samvel. Northern Artsakh, Yerevan, 2007, p. 311.

19 c․

The village retains a tomb dating back to the late 19th century.

Karapetian, Samvel. Northern Artsakh, Yerevan, 2007, p. 311.

The available scanty statistical data on the number of the local population represent the following picture:

Dates	Turkish Houses	Turks (Male)	Turks (Female)	Total (Turks)	Notes	Source
1886	318	1126	778	1904		Yelizavetpol Province: A Statistical Survey Based on the Family Lists of Caucasia's Population. Tiflis, 1888, pp. 152-153; Karapetian, Samvel. Northern Artsakh, Yerevan, 2007, p. 311.
1908				1867		Caucasian Calendar for 1910, Tiflis, 1909, p. 423; Karapetian, Samvel. Northern Artsakh, Yerevan, 2007, p. 311.
1914				2034		Caucasian Calendar for 1915, Tiflis, 1914, p. 211; Karapetian, Samvel. Northern Artsakh, Yerevan, 2007, p. 311.
1979				3027		Soviet Azerbaijanian Encyclopedia, vol. 4, Baku, 1980, p. 413; Karapetian, Samvel. Northern Artsakh, Yerevan, 2007, p. 311.