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Re: And the Fraud Had a Name, Azerbaijan: the Real, the Fake and the Absurd
Not exactly.
According to Wikipedia (which is purportedly based on a Russian census from 1898) the Armenian population consisted of almost 30% of the population of Sharur-Daralagyoz region (Sharur/Sadarak/Vayots Dzor). I haven't managed to get my hands on a source that gives the census for each village specifically. The closest I have been to answer this is maps:
This map shows the regions populated by ethnic groups, and since its date loosely coincides with the census' date, I think it's safe to assume that it's based on it. If we refer to this, we can clearly see that the Sharur/Sadarak regions were inhabited by Armenians.
This map (from 1914) shows the a majority Turkic population, however, the fact that "Armenier" is written all over suggests that Armenians made up a significant population:
Of course, we must keep in mind that these maps show the majority population of the regions, we shouldn't assume that Tatars didn't live as a minority in the regions indicated as inhabited by Armenians. We must also consider that ethnic groups were often identified by religion at that time, and Turcophone Kurds were probably also identified as "Tatars." It's also possible that Armenian villages, surrounded by Tatar villages were excluded, and vice versa with Tatar villages surrounded by Armenian. More research has to be done about this. I think this information would probably be available to someone who can read Russian somewhere in this site:
This article is interesting, especially this part:
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According to Wikipedia (which is purportedly based on a Russian census from 1898) the Armenian population consisted of almost 30% of the population of Sharur-Daralagyoz region (Sharur/Sadarak/Vayots Dzor). I haven't managed to get my hands on a source that gives the census for each village specifically. The closest I have been to answer this is maps:
This map shows the regions populated by ethnic groups, and since its date loosely coincides with the census' date, I think it's safe to assume that it's based on it. If we refer to this, we can clearly see that the Sharur/Sadarak regions were inhabited by Armenians.
This map (from 1914) shows the a majority Turkic population, however, the fact that "Armenier" is written all over suggests that Armenians made up a significant population:
Of course, we must keep in mind that these maps show the majority population of the regions, we shouldn't assume that Tatars didn't live as a minority in the regions indicated as inhabited by Armenians. We must also consider that ethnic groups were often identified by religion at that time, and Turcophone Kurds were probably also identified as "Tatars." It's also possible that Armenian villages, surrounded by Tatar villages were excluded, and vice versa with Tatar villages surrounded by Armenian. More research has to be done about this. I think this information would probably be available to someone who can read Russian somewhere in this site:
This article is interesting, especially this part:
In 1918-1920, as a result of two Turkish invasions, part of the Armenians populace (25000 persons) of the former Nakhichevan province (later – a district) was assassinated by the Turkish occupants and bands of Mousafats, and part of them was forced to leave their homeland.
On March 16, 1921 the Soviet Russia and Turkey entered into an agreement in Moscow, which defined that Nakhichevan was passed to the Soviet Azerbaijan “with the status of an autonomous territory”. In the context of the international law the conclusion of the aforementioned agreement was apparently an illegitimate action: two states decided on passing the territory of a third state without the latter’s consent to the fourth state (Details in: Moscow Agreement www.genocide. ru)
In order to give a legally acceptable form to the agreement, in the same year it was renewed in Kars (Details in: Kars Agreement www.genocide.ru) with the participation of the Soviet Transcaucasus republics: “The Turkish government and the Soviet governments of Azerbaijan and Armenia agree that Nakhichevan region constitutes an autonomous region (with its borders as defined in the Annex of this Agreement) under the protection of Azerbaijan”. It should be noted that the wording read not “the composition”, but “under the protection” of the Soviet Azerbaijan. It was beyond any doubt that Nakhichevan was an Armenian territory which was passed to the protection of the Soviet Azerbaijan deriving from the interests of the world revolution.
Otherwise, how could an Azerbaijani territory be passed to the protection of Azerbaijan itself?
The fact that province was one of the authentic Armenian regions is proven by the rich heritage that is preserved in the cultural centers of Nakhichevan. In the medieval ages dozens of cultural centers with Armenian schools existed in Goghtn, Jauk, Yernjak, Agulis and other regions of Nakhichevan province. The masterpieces of the Armenian miniature art and manuscripts are indicative of the high skills of the Nakhichevan scribes and painters. Numerous monuments of the Armenian architecture were erected. Many of them have been preserved and still exist in the gorges and valleys of Agulis, Ordubad, Vananda, Tskhni, Gilan and Bist.
According to the statistics of the census in 1897, 34 ,672 Armenians lived in Nakhichevan (34,4%). In 1926 their number was 11,276 (10,8%), and in 1979, as a result of the Armeniophobic policy of the Azerbaijani authorities, only 3406 (1,4%) of Armenians lived in Nakhichevan. At present not a single Armenian lives in Nakhichevan.
On March 16, 1921 the Soviet Russia and Turkey entered into an agreement in Moscow, which defined that Nakhichevan was passed to the Soviet Azerbaijan “with the status of an autonomous territory”. In the context of the international law the conclusion of the aforementioned agreement was apparently an illegitimate action: two states decided on passing the territory of a third state without the latter’s consent to the fourth state (Details in: Moscow Agreement www.genocide. ru)
In order to give a legally acceptable form to the agreement, in the same year it was renewed in Kars (Details in: Kars Agreement www.genocide.ru) with the participation of the Soviet Transcaucasus republics: “The Turkish government and the Soviet governments of Azerbaijan and Armenia agree that Nakhichevan region constitutes an autonomous region (with its borders as defined in the Annex of this Agreement) under the protection of Azerbaijan”. It should be noted that the wording read not “the composition”, but “under the protection” of the Soviet Azerbaijan. It was beyond any doubt that Nakhichevan was an Armenian territory which was passed to the protection of the Soviet Azerbaijan deriving from the interests of the world revolution.
Otherwise, how could an Azerbaijani territory be passed to the protection of Azerbaijan itself?
The fact that province was one of the authentic Armenian regions is proven by the rich heritage that is preserved in the cultural centers of Nakhichevan. In the medieval ages dozens of cultural centers with Armenian schools existed in Goghtn, Jauk, Yernjak, Agulis and other regions of Nakhichevan province. The masterpieces of the Armenian miniature art and manuscripts are indicative of the high skills of the Nakhichevan scribes and painters. Numerous monuments of the Armenian architecture were erected. Many of them have been preserved and still exist in the gorges and valleys of Agulis, Ordubad, Vananda, Tskhni, Gilan and Bist.
According to the statistics of the census in 1897, 34 ,672 Armenians lived in Nakhichevan (34,4%). In 1926 their number was 11,276 (10,8%), and in 1979, as a result of the Armeniophobic policy of the Azerbaijani authorities, only 3406 (1,4%) of Armenians lived in Nakhichevan. At present not a single Armenian lives in Nakhichevan.
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