Böyük Kəsik
Municipality in Aghstafa, Azerbaijan
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Böyük Kəsik (formerly, V.İ.Lenin) is a village and municipality in the Aghstafa District of Azerbaijan. It has a population of 1,791.
Böyük Kəsik | |
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Municipality | |
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  Böyük Kəsik Location within Azerbaijan | |
| Coordinates: 41°23′18″N 45°11′22″E | |
| Country |  Azerbaijan |
| Rayon | Aghstafa |
| Elevation | 268 m (879 ft) |
| Population | |
• Total | 1,791 |
| Time zone | UTC+4 (AZT) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+5 (AZT) |
Archaeology
An important Chalcolithic archaeological site is located near the village. It is known as Boyuk Kesik (Beyuk Kesik), and it is connected with the Leyla-Tepe culture ceramics going back to 4400-3900 BC. According to Catherine Marro (2022), Böyük Kesik represented an earlier development of the Leyla-Tepe culture, similar to the contemporary pottery of Ovçular Tepesi, another Leyla Tepe site located in the Kura basin.[1]
Boyuk Kesik is located very close to Soyuqbulaq, Agstafa, another very important ancient site.[2]
