Jibilli

Jibilli was a village in the territory of the Zangezur uezd of the former Yelizavetpol (Ganja) governorate, later in the former Gafan district, and present-day Syunik province. It was located 67 km to the southeast of the town of Gafan. Another name for the village was Jibikli.

The village was inhabited by 82 Azerbaijanis in 1897, 80 in 1904 and 160 Azerbaijanis in 1914. The Azerbaijanis were attacked, massacred or expelled by Armenian armed units in 1918. After the establishment of Soviet power in present-day Armenia, the Azerbaijanis who survived managed to return to their homes. The village was inhabited by 52 Azerbaijanis in 1922, 53 in 1926 and 77 Azerbaijanis in 1931. In late 1930s the village was abolished and the Azerbaijanis were resettled in other villages. At present, the village is in ruins.

The toponym was coined on the basis of the “Jibikli” tribal ethnonym.