Lev, Azerbaijan

Lev (Azerbaijani and ; ) is a village in the Kalbajar District of Azerbaijan, formerly administered by the breakaway Republic of Artsakh.
Demographics.
In 1908, the village of Lev had 46 Kurdish inhabitants. In 1952, that number had increased to 45 households, 65 households in 1972, and 65 households or 496 inhabitants in 1981.
From 1908 to 1981, the Kurdish population had increased tenfold in the village. Over time, local Kurds merged with the local Azerbaijani and Armenian population.
Lev had been inhabited by Armenians since the Middle Ages, and is mentioned as late as 1763 in the estate list of Dadivank.
History.
The village was in possession of an Armenian monastery until 1913 when it was destroyed by Soviet authorities.
There is an ancient Albanian fortress called "Lek" in the village. Azerbaijani sources suggest that the word "Lök" shifted into "Löy" and thus later became known as "Lev" or "Levon".