Sipan, Armenia Explained

Official Name:Sipan
Native Name:Սիփան
Pushpin Map:Armenia#Aragatsotn
Mapsize:150px
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Armenia
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Name1:Aragatsotn
Subdivision Type2:Municipality
Subdivision Name2:Alagyaz
Population Footnotes:[1]
Population As Of:2011
Population Total:182
Timezone:AMT
Utc Offset:+4
Coordinates:40.7217°N 44.2697°W

Sipan (Armenian: Սիփան) is a village in the Alagyaz Municipality of the Aragatsotn Province of Armenia.

Etymology

The village was previously known as Tamb (Armenian: Թամբ), Pamb (Armenian: Պամբ), Pambak (Armenian: Պամբակ or Armenian: Փամբակ), and Pamb Krdi (Armenian: Փամբ Քրդի). It was renamed Sipan in 1978.

History

During the period of the Russian Empire, the village was part of the Alexandropol Uezd of the Erivan Governorate, and became populated by Yazidi Kurds from the Kars region.[2]

In May 1918, the Ottomans crossed the river of Arpachay (Akhuryan) to wage a brief war against the Yerevan Republic. One column seized the city of Alexandropol and advanced north towards Mount Aragats, where 80 Yazidis got massacred in Pampa Kurda (Sipan).[3]

Demographics

The village is mostly populated by Yazidi Kurds.

YearPopulation
1873292
1897382
1939443
1959350
1979473
1989391
2001264
2011182

Notable people

Notes and References

  1. Web site: The results of the 2011 Population Census of the Republic of Armenia. Statistical Committee of Armenia.
  2. Web site: Սիփան . 25 June 2022 . hy.
  3. Book: Guest. . 2012 . Taylor and Francis . 978-1-136-15729-5 . 191 . 823379895.