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Revision as of 03:51, 24 December 2021
Aresh Uyezd
Арешский уезд
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| Land | Russland |
| Political status | Uyezd |
| Region | Caucasus |
| Established | 1874 |
| Abolished | 1929 |
| Area | |
| • Total | 2,638 km2 (1,019 sq mi) |
| Population (1916) | |
| • Total | 99,400 |
| • Density | 38/km2 (98/sq mi) |
The Aresh Uyezd (Russian: Арешский уезд), also transliterated as Areshskiy Uyezd, was one of the uyezds (administrative units) of the Elisabethpol Governorate of the Russian Empire and later of the Azerbaijan Democratic Republic with its center in Agdash from 1874[1] until its formal abolition in 1929 by Soviet authorities.[2][3]
Geography
The Elisabethpol Governorate as a whole consisted of the Elisabethpol, Nukha, Shusha, Zangezur, Kazakh, Aresh, Jebrail, and Jevanshir Uyezds.[4] The Aresh Uyezd was located in the northeastern section of Elisabethpol Governorate, on the eastern bank of the Kura River, bordering the Baku Governorate to the east, the Nukha Uyezd to the north, the Elisabethpol Uyezd to the northwest and Jebrail Uyezd to the southwest. The area of the uyezd was 2822.9 square verst. The territory of the uyezd was mainly made up of lowlands.[5] The uyezd center was initially in Uchkovakh, later being moved to Agdash, which was considered the largest cotton-trading center in the lowlands of Transcaucasia.[3]
History
The territory of Aresh Uyezd was located in the Turyanchay River basin. The area was called Aresh (Azerbaijani: Ərəş) in the Middle Ages and formed a part of Shirvan Baylarbaylik which was gradually made significantly weaker after repeated Ottoman-Safavid conflicts on its territory, eventually being subdued into the Shaki Khanate in the 1750s.
After the establishment of Russian rule, Aresh was a part of Nukha Uyezd of Baku Governorate, however, in 1874, the territory was detached and established as a separate Aresh Uyezd of the newly established Elisabethpol Governorate in 1868.
The Aresh Uyezd was formally abolished by Soviet authorities in 1929, being superceded by the Agdash Rayon which was established in its place in 1930.[6]
Demographics
Russian Imperial Census of 1897
According to census held in 1897, the population of uyezd was 67,277, of which 47,133 were Turko-Tatars (now Azerbaijanis), 13,822 were Armenians, 162 - Russians, and other minorities.[7][8] The population was engaged primarily in agricultural farming and gardening. During summers, they would take the cattle to the mountains and return only in September. Wool production played an important role in the economy of uyezd.[5]
Caucasian Calendar of 1917
The 1917 Caucasian Calendar which produced statistics of 1916 indicates 99,400 residents in the Aresh Uyezd, including 53,144 men and 46,256 women, 97,280 of whom were the permanent population, and 2,180 were temporary residents. The statistics indicated Azerbaijanis to be the overwhelming majority of the population of the uyezd, with sizeable Armenian and Russian minorities:[9]
| Area | Russians | Other
Europeans |
Georgians | Armenians | Other Asian Nationalities | Gypsies | Jews | TOTAL | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Orthodox | Sectarian | Christian | Shia Muslim | Sunni Muslim | |||||||
| Aresh Uyezd | 924 | 123 | 13 | 7 | 19,161 | 30 | 16,935 | 62,155 | 37 | 15 | 99,400 |
| 0.9% | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 19.3% | 0.0% | 17.0% | 62.5% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 100.0% | |
References
- ^ Agaian, Tshatur (1956). Крестьянская реформа в Азербайджане в 1870 году [Peasant reforms in Azerbaijan in 1870]. Baku, Azerbaijan: National Academy of Sciences of Azerbaijan SSR. p. 61. Retrieved 2013-04-09.
- ^ Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). . Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 9 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 280; see three lines from end.
The government is divided into eight districts, Elisavetpol, Aresh......
- ^ a b "Большой энциклопедический словарь Брокгауза и Ефрона. Агдаш" [Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedia Dictionary. Agdash]. Retrieved 2011-08-05.
- ^ "Административно-территориальные реформы на Кавказе в середине и во второй половине XIX века" [Administrative-territorial reforms in Caucasus in middle and second half of 19th century]. Retrieved 2011-08-05.
- ^ a b "Большой энциклопедический словарь Брокгауза и Ефрона. Арешский уезд" [Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedia Dictionary. Areshsky Uyezd]. Retrieved 2011-08-05.
- ^ Khalafov, M.S. (1964). История государства и права Азербайджанской ССР [History of State and Law of Azerbaijan SSR]. Vol. 1. Baku, Azerbaijan: National Academy of Sciences of Azerbaijan SSR. Institute of Philosophy and Law. p. 46. Retrieved 2013-04-09.
- ^ "Первая всеобщая перепись населения Российской Империи 1897 г. Распределение населения по родному языку и уездам Российской Империи кроме губерний Европейской России" [First All Russian Imperial Census of 1897. Population split according to languages spoken; uyezds of Russian empire except for governorates in European part of empire]. Retrieved 2013-04-09.
- ^ "АРЕШСКИЙ УЕЗД (1897 г.)" [Areshskiy Uyezd (1897)]. Retrieved 2011-08-05.
- ^ Кавказский календарь .... на 1917 год (in Russian). pp. 355–358.