Günəşli, Shamkir


Günəşli is a village and municipality in the Shamkir District of Azerbaijan. Günəşli is in the Saler administrative subdivision of Shamkir District. It is located in the foothills of the Lesser Caucasus Mountains. It has a population of 471.

History

Günəşli was founded in the mid 1800s by Russian settlers belonging to the "New Trinity" movement, i.e. Doukhobors. The area was originally named "Günəşli", meaning "sun", by the local Azeris; but the settlers called their village "Novotroitskoye"