Apakli was a village in the territory of the Borchali uezd of the former Tiflis governorate, later in the former Jalaloghlu (Stepanavan) district, and present-day Lori province. The village was inhabited by 13 Azerbaijanis in 1897. They were deported by Armenian armed units in the early 20th century, in 1905–1906, and the settlement was abolished. At present, it is ruined.

The toponym was coined on the basis of the multi-generational family name “Apakli”. It is a patronymic toponym.