Javad uezd
Javad uezd
Джеватскій уѣздъ | |
|---|---|
 Coat of arms | |
 Location in the Baku Governorate | |
| Country | Russian Empire |
| Viceroyalty | Caucasus |
| Governorate | Baku |
| Established | 1868 |
| Abolished | 1929 |
| Capital | Salyan |
| Area | |
• Total | 9,556.27 km2 (3,689.70 sq mi) |
| Population (1916) | |
• Total | 162,305 |
| • Density | 17/km2 (44/sq mi) |
| • Rural | 100.00% |
The Javad uezd (pre-reform Russian: Джева́тскій уѣ́здъ, tr. Dzhevátsky uyézd; Template:Lang-az), known after 1921 as the Salyan uezd,[1] was an uezd ("county") within the Baku Governorate of the Russian Empire and then of the Azerbaijan Democratic Republic and Azerbaijan SSR until its formal abolishment in 1929 by the Soviet authorities. The uezd was located in the central part of the governorate, bordering the Geokchay and Shamakhi and Baku uezds to the north, Caspian sea to the east, Lankaran uezd to the south and Persia to the west.[2] The administrative center of the uezd was the city of Salyan.[3]
Administrative divisions
The uchastoks ("subcounties") of the Javad uezd in 1912 were as follows:[4]
| Uchastok | Russian name | 1912 population | Area | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| sq. vst. | sq. km. | |||
| Bozhepromysdomsky | Божепромысдовскій участокъ | 26,801 | 3,336.22 | 3,796.83 |
| Dzhevat | Джеватскій участокъ | 24,519 | 2,178.06 | 2,478.77 |
| Mugansky | Муганскій участокъ | 34,972 | 2,882.69 | 3,280.68 |
| Belyasvarsky | Белясварскій раіонъ | 3,547 | – | – |
History
Javad uezd was formed in 1868 as part of the Baku Governorate of the Russian Empire.[5] It was abolished in 1929 by Soviet authorities.[6]
Demographics
According to the Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary, published in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, 94,690 people lived in the uezd, mainly Tatars (later known as Azerbaijanis)[7]
Russian Empire census (1897)
According to the Russian Empire census of 1897, the Javad uezd had a population of 90,043, including 51,489 men and 38,554 women. The majority of the population indicated Tatar (later known as Azerbaijani) to be their mother tongue, with a significant Russian speaking minority.[8]
| Language | Native speakers | % |
|---|---|---|
| Tatar[a] | 84,054 | 93.35 |
| Russian | 4,009 | 4.45 |
| Armenian | 699 | 0.78 |
| Ukrainian | 619 | 0.69 |
| Avar-Andean | 152 | 0.17 |
| Persian | 147 | 0.16 |
| Georgian | 122 | 0.14 |
| Kyurin | 79 | 0.09 |
| Polish | 60 | 0.07 |
| German | 29 | 0.03 |
| Jewish | 8 | 0.01 |
| Belarusian | 7 | 0.01 |
| Greek | 7 | 0.01 |
| Mordovian | 5 | 0.01 |
| Lithuanian | 4 | 0.00 |
| Other | 42 | 0.05 |
| TOTAL | 90,043 | 100.00 |
Caucasian Calendar (1917)
According to the 1917 publication of the Caucasian Calendar, the Javad uezd had 162,305 residents in 1916, including 83,955 men and 78,350 women, 144,376 of whom were the permanent population, and 17,929 were temporary residents:[9]
| Nationality | Number | % |
|---|---|---|
| Shia Muslims | 127,440 | 78.52 |
| Russians[b] | 26,128 | 16.10 |
| Sunni Muslims | 7,688 | 4.74 |
| Armenians | 984 | 0.61 |
| Jews | 41 | 0.03 |
| Other Europeans | 24 | 0.01 |
| TOTAL | 162,305 | 100.00 |
Soviet census (1926)
According to the 1926 census, the population of the uezd was 129,367.[10]
See also
Notes
- ^ Later known as Azerbaijani.
- ^ The Caucasian Calendar did not distinguish between Russians, Ukrainians, and Belarusians.
References
- ^ "Administrative Territorial Division" (PDF). preslib.az. p. 3. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-03-22.
Arash and Javad uyezds were renamed to Aghdash and Salyan uyezds
- ^ Tsutsiev, Arthur (2014). Atlas of the Ethno-Political History of the Caucasus. Translated by Nora Seligman Favorov. New Haven: Yale University Press. p. 59. ISBN 9780300153088.
- ^ "Administrative Territorial Division" (PDF). preslib.az. p. 105.
Salyan became the administrative and cultural center of Javad gaza that was established within the Baku province in February of 1868
- ^ Кавказский календарь на 1913 год [Caucasian calendar for 1913] (in Russian) (68th ed.). Tiflis: Tipografiya kantselyarii Ye.I.V. na Kavkaze, kazenny dom. 1913. pp. 140–143. Archived from the original on 19 April 2022.
- ^ "Administrative Territorial Division" (PDF). preslib.az. p. 3. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-03-22.
- ^ "Administrative Territorial Division" (PDF). preslib.az. p. 3. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-03-22.
- ^ "Джеватский уезд" (in Russian). Энциклопедия Брокгауз-Ефрон.
- ^ a b "Первая всеобщая перепись населения Российской Империи 1897 г. Распределение населения по родному языку и уездам Российской Империи кроме губерний Европейской России" (in Russian). Демоскоп.
- ^ Кавказский календарь на 1917 год [Caucasian calendar for 1917] (in Russian) (72nd ed.). Tiflis: Tipografiya kantselyarii Ye.I.V. na Kavkaze, kazenny dom. 1917. pp. 178–181. Archived from the original on 4 November 2021.
- ^ Всесоюзная перепись населения 1926 г. Сальянский уезд