The Javad ''uezd'', known after 1921 as the Salyan ''uezd'', was a county (''

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'') within the Baku Governorate of the

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and then of the

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and

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until its formal abolishment in 1929 by the Soviet authorities. The ''uezd'' was located in the central part of the governorate, bordering the Geokchay, Shemakha, and

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''uezds'' to the north,

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to the east, Lenkoran uezd to the south and

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to the west. The administrative center of the ''uezd'' was the city of Salyan.

Administrative divisions

The prefectures () of the Javad ''uezd'' in 1917 were as follows:

History

Javad ''uezd'' was formed in 1868 as part of the Baku Governorate of the Russian Empire. It was abolished in 1929 by Soviet authorities.

Demographics

According to the

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, published in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, 94,690 people lived in the ''uezd'', mainly Tatars (later known as

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Russian Empire Census

According to the Russian Empire Census, the Javad ''uezd'' had a population of 90,043 on , including 51,489 men and 38,554 women. The majority of the population indicated Tatar to be their mother tongue, with a significant

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speaking minority.

''Kavkazskiy kalendar''

According to the 1917 publication of '' Kavkazskiy kalendar'', the Javad ''uezd'' had a population of 162,305 on , including 83,955 men and 78,350 women, 144,376 of whom were the permanent population, and 17,929 were temporary residents:

Soviet census (1926)

According to the 1926 census, the population of the ''uezd'' was 129,367.Всесоюзная перепись населения 1926 г. Сальянский уезд
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