Ashagi-Layski ( Azeri. Aşağı Layısqı ) is a village in the Sheki region of Azerbaijan .
| Village | |
| Ashagi-Laisky | |
|---|---|
| Azerb. Aşağı Layısqı | |
| A country |  Azerbaijan |
| Area | Sheki district |
| History and geography | |
| Timezone | |
| Population | |
| Population | 1265 people |
| Nationalities | Azerbaijanis |
| Official language | Azerbaijani |
Content
Geography
Ashagi-Layski is located north-west of the regional center of Sheki , on the banks of the Shinchay River, 2 km from the Sheki-Zagatala highway [1] .
History
The name of the village means Nizhnye-Laysky, nearby is the upper village of Bash-Laysky . An outstanding Azerbaijani ashug, Molla Juma, was born and lived in Ashagi-Laysky.
Population
In the “Caucasian calendar” for 1856, the village of Laiski, Guinukskago Magala, Nukhinsky Uyezd, Shemakhinskaya Governorate , is marked with residents of Azerbaijanis referred to as “Tatars”, with the spoken Tatar language, that is Azerbaijani. The religious composition of the villagers is indicated as Sunni Muslims. [2]
Notes
- ↑ Map Sheet K-38-106 Jumai . Scale: 1: 100,000. Indicate the date of issue / state of the terrain .
- ↑ Caucasian calendar for 1856. - Tiflis, 1855. - p. 343.