Lev, Azerbaijan

40°15′37″N 46°06′20″E / 40.26028°N 46.10556°E / 40.26028; 46.10556

Lev
Handaberd Fortress (Lev castle)
Handaberd Fortress (Lev castle)
Lev is located in Azerbaijan
Lev
Lev
Lev is located in East Zangezur Economic Region
Lev
Lev
Coordinates: 40°15′37″N 46°06′20″E / 40.26028°N 46.10556°E / 40.26028; 46.10556
Country Azerbaijan
RayonKalbajar
Time zoneUTC+4 (AZT, AMT)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+5 (AZT)

Lev (Azerbaijani and Kurdish: Lev; Armenian: Լեւոնի Գիւղ, romanized: Lewoni Giwġ, lit. 'Levon's Village') is a village in the Kalbajar District of Azerbaijan. The medieval Armenian Handaberd fortress and monastery are located near the village.[1]

  1. ^ Hakobyan, Tavedos X. (1988). Հայաստանի եւ հարակից շրջանների տեղանունների բառարան [Dictionary of place names of Armenia and neighboring regions]. Yerevan: Yerevan State University Press. p. 581. OCLC 247335945.