HABILKEND (BULAGLY, KALININ SETTLEMENT)

The village is located in the Zangibasar district, 8 km south of the village of Ulukhanli, the center of the Zangibasar district, between the rivers of Zangi and the Boyuk Karasu, near the confluence of both rivers with the Araz, on the right bank of the Zangi River.­

Only Azerbaijani Turks lived in the village.

In 1832, 85 Azerbaijanis (50 men, 35 women) lived in the village in 17 farms, in 1873 - 183 (109 men, 74 women) in 25 farms, in 1886 - 222 (129 men, 93 women) in 35 farms, in 1897 - 234, in 1905 - 256, in 1914 - 376 Azerbaijanis.

At the beginning of 1918, the village was subjected to a military attack by the Armenian Dashnaks, it ­was destroyed, looted, and part of its population was brutally murdered. The survivors fled to Southern Azerbaijan and Turkey.­

Until 1926, the village was in disrepair. Only that year 36 people from the former residents of the village were able to return to their native villages, built houses again and began to live.­

In 1931, 75 people were registered in the village. In the future, the ­village developed rapidly, various social and administrative buildings were built and put into operation, its population increased significantly. By 1948, 256 Azerbaijanis already lived here in 34 households.

However, in 1948-1949, along with other villages of Zangibasar, local residents were deported to Azerbaijan. A little later, part of the rural population returned, in the 1950s, on the basis ­of Habilkend and on the territory of the already officially abolished neighboring villages of Gulujan, Reyhanli, Saryjalar and Seyidkend, a state farm named after Kalinin was created, the name Habilkend was replaced by Kalinin.

In 1988, the Azerbaijani population of the village was once again subjected to genocide, all their property was confiscated and they were expelled to Azerbaijan. On April 19, 1991, the village was renamed Kalinin.

Habilkend was one of the ancient villages of the Zangibasar district. Located south of Ulukhanli, its territory stretched from west to east from the northern foot of Agrydag to the Garasu river on the left bank of the Araz river. The lands of this village were considered lands where the rivers of Zangi and Garasu flowed into the Araz. On the right bank of the Zangi river there was an ancient sanctuary called Agadede­. On the territory of the sanctuary there were historical monuments that preserved traces of the ancient Turkic-Oguz ­culture.