Javad uezd

The Javad uezd,[lower-alpha 1] known after 1921 as the Salyan uezd,[1] was a county (uezd) 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, Shemakha, and Baku uezds to the north, Caspian sea to the east, Lenkoran uezd to the south and Iran to the west.[2] The administrative center of the uezd was the city of Salyan.[3]

Javad uezd
Джеватскій уѣздъ
Uezd
Coat of arms of Javad uezd
Coat of arms
Location in the Baku Governorate
Location in the Baku Governorate
CountryRussian Empire
ViceroyaltyCaucasus
GovernorateBaku
Established1868
Abolished1929
CapitalSalyan
Area
 • Total9,556.27 km2 (3,689.70 sq mi)
Population
 (1916)
 • Total162,305
 • Density17/km2 (44/sq mi)
 • Rural
100.00%

Administrative divisions

The subcounties (uchastoks) of the Javad uezd in 1912 were as follows:[4]

Uchastok Russian name 1912 population Area
Bozhepromysdomsky Божепромысдовскій участокъ 26,801 3,336.22 square versts (3,796.83 km2; 1,465.96 sq mi)
Dzhevatsky Джеватскій участокъ 24,519 2,178.06 square versts (2,478.77 km2; 957.06 sq mi)
Mugansky Муганскій участокъ 34,972 2,882.69 square versts (3,280.68 km2; 1,266.68 sq mi)
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

According to the Russian Empire Census, the Javad uezd had a population of 90,043 on 28 January [O.S. 15 January] 1897, including 51,489 men and 38,554 women. The majority of the population indicated Tatar[lower-alpha 2] to be their mother tongue, with a significant Russian speaking minority.[10]

Linguistic composition of the Javad uezd in 1897[10]
Language Native speakers %
Tatar[lower-alpha 2] 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

Kavkazskiy kalendar

According to the 1917 publication of Kavkazskiy kalendar, the Javad uezd had a population of 162,305 on 14 January [O.S. 1 January] 1916, including 83,955 men and 78,350 women, 144,376 of whom were the permanent population, and 17,929 were temporary residents:[11]

Nationality Number %
Shia Muslims[lower-alpha 3] 127,440 78.52
Russians 26,128 16.10
Sunni Muslims[lower-alpha 4] 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.[13]

See also

Notes
    • Russian: Джева́тскій уѣ́здъ, romanized: Dzhevátsky uyézd
    • Azerbaijani: جواد قضاسی, romanized: Cavād qaz̤āsı
  2. Before 1918, Azerbaijanis were generally known as "Tatars". This term, employed by the Russians, referred to Turkic-speaking Muslims of the South Caucasus. After 1918, with the establishment of the Azerbaijan Democratic Republic and "especially during the Soviet era", the Tatar group identified itself as "Azerbaijani".[8][9]
  3. Primarily Tatars.[12]
  4. Primarily Turco-Tatars.[12]

References
  1. "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
  2. Tsutsiev 2014, p. 59.
  3. "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
  4. Кавказский календарь на 1913 год, pp. 140–143.
  5. "Administrative Territorial Division" (PDF). preslib.az. p. 3. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-03-22.
  6. "Administrative Territorial Division" (PDF). preslib.az. p. 3. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-03-22.
  7. "Джеватский уезд" (in Russian). Энциклопедия Брокгауз-Ефрон.
  8. Bournoutian 2018, p. 35 (note 25).
  9. Tsutsiev 2014, p. 50.
  10. "Первая всеобщая перепись населения Российской Империи 1897 г. Распределение населения по родному языку и уездам Российской Империи кроме губерний Европейской России" (in Russian). Демоскоп.
  11. Кавказский календарь на 1917 год, pp. 178–181.
  12. Hovannisian 1971, p. 67.
  13. Всесоюзная перепись населения 1926 г. Сальянский уезд

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