| 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]
The prefectures of the Javad uezd in 1917 were as follow:
| Name | Administrative centre | 1912 population | Area | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bozhepromysdomskiy prefecture (Russian: Божепромысдовский участок) | Bozhiy Promysel | 26,801 | 3336.22verst2 | |
| Dzhevatskiy prefecture (Russian: Джеватский участок) | Petropavlovka (Sabirabad) | 24,519 | 2178.06verst2 | |
| Muganskiy prefecture (Russian: Муганский участок) | Karadonly (Qaradonlu) | 34,972 | 2882.69verst2 | |
| Belyasvarskiy rayon (Russian: Белясварский район) | Belyasuvar (Biləsuvar) | 3,547 | – |
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]
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]
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]
| Tatar | 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 |
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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:
| Nationality | Number | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shia Muslims | 127,440 | 78.52 | |
| Russians | 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 |
According to the 1926 census, the population of the uezd was 129,367.[7]