Günəşli, Lerik
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Günəşli (), (until 2008, Azərbaycan, Azerbagjan, and Azerbaijan) is a village and municipality in the
Lerik District Lerik District () is one of the 66 districts of Azerbaijan. It is located in the southeast of the country and belongs to the Lankaran-Astara Economic Region. The district borders the districts of Yardimli, Masally, Lankaran, Astara and the Ar ...
of
Azerbaijan Azerbaijan, officially the Republic of Azerbaijan, is a Boundaries between the continents, transcontinental and landlocked country at the boundary of West Asia and Eastern Europe. It is a part of the South Caucasus region and is bounded by ...
. It has a population of 1,022. The municipality consists of the villages of Guneshli and Babagil. The village's prior name, "Azərbaycan", means "Azerbaijan" in the
Azerbaijani language Azerbaijani ( ; , , ) or Azeri ( ), also referred to as Azerbaijani Turkic or Azerbaijani Turkish (, , ), is a Turkic languages, Turkic language from the Oghuz languages, Oghuz sub-branch. It is spoken primarily by the Azerbaijanis, Azerbaij ...
.


Waterfall

The Guneshli waterfall is a
waterfall A waterfall is any point in a river or stream where water flows over a vertical drop or a series of steep drops. Waterfalls also occur where meltwater drops over the edge of a tabular iceberg or ice shelf. Waterfalls can be formed in seve ...
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 District was named Guneshli. 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 The Guneshli waterfall swiftly flows and is divided into tributaries called Varazu and Vizazamin separately. These two tributaries together are called Lerikrivers.Г.Т.Арсеев "Водопады", Москва, 1987


See also

* Qələbin Waterfall * Mamirli waterfall (Azerbaijan)


References


External links

* Populated places in Lerik District Waterfalls of Azerbaijan {{Azerbaijan-geo-stub