Erivanuezd Эриванский уезд
Uezd
Coat of arms
Location in the Erivan Governorate
Country	Russian Empire
Viceroyalty	Caucasus
Governorate	Erivan
Established	1840
Abolished	1930
Capital	Erivan (present-dayYerevan)
Area
• Total	3,100.42 km2 (1,197.08 sq mi)
Population  (1916)
• Total	205,617
• Density	66.3191/km2 (171.766/sq mi)
• Urban	24.94%
• Rural	75.06%

TheErivanuezd^[a] was a county (uezd) of theErivan Governorate of theCaucasus Viceroyalty of theRussian Empire. Theuezd bordered theEtchmiadzin andSurmaluuezds to the west, theNor Bayazet uezd to the east, theSharur-Daralayaz uezd to the south, andIran to the southwest. It included most of theArarat Province and southern parts of theKotayk Province of centralArmenia, theSadarak District of theNakhchivanexclave ofAzerbaijan, and the Aras corridor of theAralık District of theIğdır Province ofTurkey. The administrative centre of the county was the city of Erivan (present-dayYerevan, the capital of Armenia).^[1]

The population was engaged primarily in agricultural farming, gardening, and winemaking. Approximately 50% of the wine in the Erivan Governorate was produced in the Erivan uezd. According to statistical data, there were 129,120 great cattle in the uezd, which made up 11% of the cattle in the whole governorate.^[2]

The northeastern part of theuezd was mountainous and rocky while the southwestern part consisted of steppes and plains. The southwestern part was watered by theAras River with the lowest altitude of 2,667 ft (813 m) on the border with Sharur-Daralayaz uezd. The administrative center Erivan laid at 3,200 ft (980 m) above sea level, which was the highest point of theuezd. Among the rivers discharging into the Aras were theZanga, theGarni-chay, and theVedi-chay, which usually dried out during the summers and became active in the winters.^[2]

The territory of theuezd had been a part of Persia'sErivan Khanate until 1828, when according to theTreaty of Turkmenchay, it was annexed to the Russian Empire. It was administered as part of theArmenian Oblast from 1828 to 1840.^[3] In 1844, the Caucasus Viceroyalty was re-established, in which the territory of the Erivanuezd formed part of theTiflis Governorate. In 1849, the Erivan Governorate was established, separate from the Tiflis Governorate.^[4]

In 1918, theuezd became a part of theFirst Republic of Armenia, partially being occupied by theOttoman army through much of 1918 as a result of theTreaty of Batum until its reincorporation into Armenian administration in the December of 1918.^[5] Many of the Azerbaijanis in the southern rural portions of theuezd, particularly in centers including Böyük Vedi (Vedi), Davalu (Ararat) and Ulukhanlu–Zangibasar (Masis) after being prompted byKemalist Turkish agents engaged inrebellion against the Armenian government, hostilities lasting from July 1919 until theSovietization of Armenia.

After the establishment of Soviet power on 3 December 1920, most of theuezd formed part of theArmenian SSR, the center Erivan (Yerevan) serving as the new government's capital.^[6] The southernmost parts of theuezd corresponding to the locality ofSadarak became the northernmost section of the newNakhichevan ASSR of theAzerbaijan SSR and the outer southwestern strip of theuezd, corresponding to the Aras corridor on the west bank of theAras river, was ceded toTurkey in accordance with the treaties ofMoscow andKars.^[7][8]

The subcounties (uchastoks) of the Erivanuezd in 1913 were as follows:^[9]

According to theRussian Empire Census, the Erivanuezd had a population of 150,879 on 28 January [O.S. 15 January] 1897, including 82,899 men and 67,980 women. The majority of the population indicated Tatar^[b] to be their mother tongue, with significantArmenian andKurdish speaking minorities.^[12]

According to the 1917 publication ofKavkazskiy kalendar, the Erivanuezd had a population of 205,617 on 14 January [O.S. 1 January] 1916, including 108,228 men and 97,389 women, 157,100 of whom were the permanent population, and 48,517 were temporary residents. The statistics indicated an overwhelminglyArmenian population in the capital Erivan, with a significantShia Muslim population, conversely, in the rural peripheries of the district, the population had a Shia Muslim plurality with a significant Armenian minority:^[13]

According to the 1897 census, there were 82 settlements in the Erivanuezd with a population over 500 inhabitants. The religious composition of the settlements was as follows:^[15]

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