Nukhinsky Uyezd

Nukhinsky Uyezd (English) Нухинский уезд (Modern Russian)
Coat of Arms
Coat of arms of Elisabethpol Governorate
Established	1868
Abolished	1921
Political status Region	Uyezd Caucasus
Area
Area - Rank	3,346.7 verst² n/a
Population (1897 census)
Population - Rank - Density - Urban - Rural	120,555 inhabitants n/a 36 inhab. / verst²
Government
First Head Last Head	n/a n/a

Nukhinsky Uyezd (Russian: Нухинский уезд), sometimes called Shakinsky Uyezd, was one of the uyezds (administrative units) of Elisabethpol Governorate of the Russian Empire and then of Azerbaijan Democratic Republic with its center in Nukha from 1868 until its formal abolition in 1921 by Soviet authorities.^[1][2]

Geography

Elisabethpol Governorate consisted of Yelizavetpolsky, Nukhinsky, Shushinsky, Zangezursky, Kazakhsky, Areshsky, Dzhebrailsky, and Dzhevanshirsky Uyezds.^[3] Nukha uyezd was located in the far northeastern part of Elisabethpol Governorate, bordering Dagestan Oblast on the north, Baku Governorate on the east, Georgian Governorate on the west and Areshsky Uyezd on the south. The uyezd center was the city of Nukha. The northern part of the uyezd was mountainous and lied along the Greater Caucasus mountain range, where the altitude reaches as high as 14-15 thousand ft. Among the notable peaks are Mount Bazardüzü (14,722 ft) and Tkhfan Dag (13,764 ft) enriched with many rivers. The lower part of the region has the best conditions for gardening, harvesting rice and sericulture. Main rivers are Shin-chay, Kish-chay, Ajighan-chay, Turyanchay, Goychay which were used for irrigation purposes.^[2]

History

After establishment of Russian rule over Azerbaijani khanates in South Caucasus and institution of administrative reforms, the territories of Shaki Khanate were incorporated into Shamakhi Governorate of the empire, later renamed to Baku Governorate. Upon establishment of Elisabethpol Governorate in 1868, Nukha Uyezd was transferred from Baku to Elisabethpol Governorate.^[4] In 1874, the southern section of Nukha Uyezd was separated to form the new Aresh Uyezd within the same governorate. On August 30, 1918 Elisabethpol Governorate was renamed to Ganja Governorate, as per administrative division of Azerbaijan Democratic Republic.^[5]

Population

According to census held in 1897, the population of uyezd was 120,555, of which 83,578 were Azerbaijani Turks, 18,899 were Armenians, 8,506 - Kyuris, 7,030 - Udis, 1,752 - Tats, 230 - Russians, and other minorities.^[6][7] The population was engaged primarily in agricultural farming, gardening, sericulture, tobacco growing.^[2] At the end of the 19th century, Nukha Uyezd was making up about 95% of tobacco production of Elisabethpol Governorate.^[8]

References

1. Chisholm, Hugh (1910). The Encyclopædia britannica: a dictionary of arts, sciences, literature and general information. Volume 9. Leiden, the Netherlands: The Encyclopædia Britannica Company. p. 280. ISBN 978-90-04-17901-1. Retrieved 2011-08-09.
2. "Большой энциклопедический словарь Брокгауза и Ефрона. Нуха" [Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedia Dictionary. Nukha]. Retrieved 2011-08-09.
3. "Административно-территориальные реформы на Кавказе в середине и во второй половине ХIХ века" [Administrative-territorial reforms in Caucasus in middle and second half of 19th century]. Retrieved 2011-08-09.
4. Agaian, Tshatur (1956). Крестьянская реформа в Азербайджане в 1870 году [Peasant reforms in Azerbaijan in 1870]. Baku, Azerbaijan: National Academy of Sciences of Azerbaijan SSR. p. 61.
5. Khalafov, M.S. (1964). История государства и права Азербайджанской ССР [History of State and Law of Azerbaijan SSR] 1. Baku, Azerbaijan: National Academy of Sciences of Azerbaijan SSR. Institute of Philosophy and Law. p. 46.
6. "Первая всеобщая перепись населения Российской Империи 1897 г. Распределение населения по родному языку и уездам Российской Империи кроме губерний Европейской России" [First All Russian Imperial Census of 1897. Population split according to languages spoken; uyezds of Russian empire except for governorates in European part of empire]. Retrieved 2011-08-09.
7. "НУХИНСКИЙ УЕЗД (1897 г.)" [Nukhinskiy Uyezd (1897)]. Retrieved 2011-08-09.
8. Molchanov, Vasily Dmitrievich (1958). Крестьянское хозяйство в Закавказье к концу XIX в [Peasant agriculture in Transcaucasus at the end if 19th century]. Moscow: National Academy of Sciences of USSR. p. 425.