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Azerbaijan (Country) / Northern Artsakh (Area) / Khanlar (District) / Kiyasli (Village)

Location

The village is located 20 kilometres north-west of the district centre, at an average altitude of 240 metres above sea level.

Historical Introduction
19 c․

It was founded in the late 19th century by some Turkish herdsmen who had changed to a sedentary life.

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

Dates	Total (Turks)	Turkish Houses	Notes	Source
1886	71	15		Yelizavetpol Province: A Statistical Survey Based on the Family Lists of Caucasia's Population. Tiflis, 1888, pp. 86-87; Karapetian, Samvel. Northern Artsakh, Yerevan, 2007, p. 400.
1908		115		Caucasian Calendar for 1910, Tiflis, 1909, p. 291; Karapetian, Samvel. Northern Artsakh, Yerevan, 2007, p. 400.
1914		46		Caucasian Calendar for 1915, Tiflis, 1914, p. 143; Karapetian, Samvel. Northern Artsakh, Yerevan, 2007, p. 400.