Jradzor Explained

40.915°N 43.7719°W

Official Name:Jradzor
Native Name:Ջրաձոր
Pushpin Map:Armenia#Shirak
Mapsize:150px
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Armenia
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Name1:Shirak
Subdivision Type2:Municipality
Subdivision Name2:Amasia
Population As Of:2011
Population Total:237
Utc Offset:+4
Utc Offset Dst:+5
Coordinates:40.915°N 43.7719°W

Jradzor (Armenian: Ջրաձոր) is a village in the Amasia Municipality of the Shirak Province of Armenia. It is located on the right bank of the Hoghmajur or Illiget River, a tributary of the Akhuryan.

Etymology

The village was previously known as Jalab. It was renamed Jradzor in 1946.

History

An old church and cemetery, as well as the remains of a fortification dating back to the second or first millennium BCE, are located in the village. Traces of a settlement dating back to the third millennium BCE have been discovered near the village school, including a large quantity of potter fragments and vessels. Tombs from the classical period were also unearthed in the same area, which appear to have been destroyed during the Middle Ages. In 1967, a large diatomite mine was discovered near the village.

As in many other settlements in Shirak Province, part of the village's population are descended from Armenians who migrated from the Western Armenian province of Basen in the nineteenth century. Jradzor was damaged during the 1988 Armenian earthquake.

During Soviet times, the village was included within the Amasia District of the Armenian SSR. In 1995 it became a part of Shirak Province and was later included in the Amasia rural community (municipality).

The village is planned to be relocated to make way for the construction of a reservoir.[1]

Demographics

The population of the village since 1831 is as follows:

YearPopulation
1831206
1897646
1926490
1939663
1959378
1970343
1979314
1989298
2001302
2004285
2011237[2]

Notes and References

  1. News: Kaghzvantsyan . Satenik . 24 January 2023 . hy:5 միլիարդ դրամ՝ Ջրաձորի տեղափոխման համար. գյուղի տարածքում կվերսկսվի Կապսի ջրամբարի կառուցումը . hy . 5 billion drams for the relocation of Jradzor. the construction of Kapsi reservoir will be resumed in the territory of the village . Azatutyun . 26 July 2023.
  2. Web site: 2011 . Population Census 2011: Distribution of RA De facto and De jure Population by RA administrative-territorial units . 26 July 2023 . Statistical Committee of the Republic of Armenia.