Javad uezd explained

Area Total Km2:9,556.27
Established Date:1868
Established Title:Established
Extinct Date:1929
Extinct Title:Abolished
Mapsize:220px
Javad uezd
Native Name:Джеватский уезд
Native Name Lang:ru
Population As Of:1916
Population Density Km2:auto
Population Rural:100.00%
Population Total:162,305
Seat:Javad(1868–1916), Salyan(1916–1929)
Seat Type:Capital
Settlement Type:Uezd
Subdivision Name:Russian Empire
Subdivision Name1:Caucasus
Subdivision Name2:Baku
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:Viceroyalty
Subdivision Type2:Governorate
Total Type:Total

The Javad uezd, 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. The administrative center of the uezd was the city of Salyan.[2]

Administrative divisions

The prefectures of the Javad uezd in 1917 were as follow:

NameAdministrative centre1912 populationArea
Bozhepromysdomskiy prefecture (Russian: Божепромысдовский участок)Bozhiy Promysel26,8013336.22verst2
Dzhevatskiy prefecture (Russian: Джеватский участок)Petropavlovka (Sabirabad)24,5192178.06verst2
Muganskiy prefecture (Russian: Муганский участок)Karadonly (Qaradonlu)34,9722882.69verst2
Belyasvarskiy rayon (Russian: Белясварский район)Belyasuvar (Biləsuvar)3,547

History

Javad uezd was formed in 1868 as part of the Baku Governorate of the Russian Empire.[3] It was abolished in 1929 by Soviet authorities.[4]

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).[5]

Russian Empire Census

According to the Russian Empire Census, the Javad uezd had a population of 90,043 on, including 51,489 men and 38,554 women. The majority of the population indicated Tatar to be their mother tongue, with a significant Russian speaking minority.[6]

Linguistic composition of the Javad uezd in 1897!Language!Native speakers!%
Tatar84,05493.35
Russian4,0094.45
Armenian6990.78
Ukrainian6190.69
Avar-Andean1520.17
Persian1470.16
Georgian1220.14
Kyurin790.09
Polish600.07
German290.03
Jewish80.01
Belarusian70.01
Greek70.01
Mordovian50.01
Lithuanian40.00
Other420.05
TOTAL90,043100.00

Kavkazskiy kalendar

According to the 1917 publication of Kavkazskiy kalendar, the Javad uezd had a population of 162,305 on, including 83,955 men and 78,350 women, 144,376 of whom were the permanent population, and 17,929 were temporary residents:

NationalityNumber%
Shia Muslims127,44078.52
Russians26,12816.10
Sunni Muslims7,6884.74
Armenians9840.61
Jews410.03
Other Europeans240.01
TOTAL162,305100.00

Soviet census (1926)

According to the 1926 census, the population of the uezd was 129,367.[7]

See also

Bibliography

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: . Administrative Territorial Division . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120322104915/http://files.preslib.az/projects/azerbaijan/rus/gl2.pdf . 2012-03-22 . preslib.az . 3 . Arash and Javad uyezds were renamed to Aghdash and Salyan uyezds.
  2. Web site: Administrative Territorial Division . . preslib.az . Salyan became the administrative and cultural center of Javad gaza that was established within the Baku province in February of 1868. 105.
  3. Web site: Administrative Territorial Division . . preslib.az . 3 . 2012-03-22 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120322104915/http://files.preslib.az/projects/azerbaijan/rus/gl2.pdf . dead .
  4. Web site: Administrative Territorial Division . . preslib.az . 3 . 2012-03-22 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120322104915/http://files.preslib.az/projects/azerbaijan/rus/gl2.pdf . dead .
  5. News: Джеватский уезд. Энциклопедия Брокгауз-Ефрон. ru.
  6. News: Первая всеобщая перепись населения Российской Империи 1897 г. Распределение населения по родному языку и уездам Российской Империи кроме губерний Европейской России. Демоскоп. ru.
  7. http://demoscope.ru/weekly/ssp/ussr_26_b.php?reg=74 Всесоюзная перепись населения 1926 г. Сальянский уезд