Poylu, Agstafa
Municipality in Agstafa, Azerbaijan
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Poylu is a village and municipality in the Aghstafa District of Azerbaijan. It has a population of 4,302. The municipality consists of the villages of Poylu and Şəkərli, and second village called Poylu.[1] The place where the village is has been part of the georgian kingdom of Kartli. Between the years 1919-1920 the municipality of Poylu was part of the Democratic republic of Georgia.[2]
AzerbaijanPoylu | |
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Municipality | |
  Poylu | |
| Coordinates: 41°09′36″N 45°27′08″E | |
| Country | Azerbaijan |
| Rayon | Agstafa |
| Population | |
• Total | 4,302 |
| Time zone | UTC+4 (AZT) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+5 (AZT) |
Archaeology
The ancient Poylu II Settlement was discovered during the construction of the Baku–Tbilisi–Ceyhan pipeline.
Excavations revealed several occupational phases. The lowermost layer shows a late Eneolithic period of domestic occupation, dating to the early fourth millennium BC. A multilayer settlement of Leylatepe culture is attested. The Leylatepe deposits start at the natural soil layer. A small amount of Kura–Araxes culture material was also recorded at the depth of between 70 cm and 110 cm. Yet no clearly defined cultural layer is formed by these deposits.[3]
