The Noyemberyan District () was a ''

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'' (district) of the

Armenian Soviet Socialist Republic The Armenian Soviet Socialist Republic,; russian: Армянская Советская Социалистическая Республика, translit=Armyanskaya Sovetskaya Sotsialisticheskaya Respublika) also commonly referred to as Soviet A ...

from 1937 to 1991 and of the

Republic of Armenia A republic () is a "state in which power rests with the people or their representatives; specifically a state without a monarchy" and also a "government, or system of government, of such a state." Previously, especially in the 17th and 18th c ...

from 1991 to 1995. It now constitutes the northeastern part of the

Tavush Province Tavush ( hy, Տավուշ, ) is a province of Armenia located at the northeast of Armenia, bordered by Georgia from the north and Azerbaijan from the east. Internally, Tavush borders the Gegharkunik Province from the south, Kotayk Province from ...

( ''marz'') of Armenia. Its administrative center was the town of the same name. It was bordered by the Alaverdi and Ijevan districts of the Armenian SSR to the west and south, respectively, the Marneuli District of the

Georgian SSR The Georgian Soviet Socialist Republic (Georgian SSR; ka, საქართველოს საბჭოთა სოციალისტური რესპუბლიკა, tr; russian: Грузинская Советская Соц� ...

to the north and the Gazakh District of the

Azerbaijan SSR Azerbaijan ( az, Азәрбајҹан, Azərbaycan, italics=no), officially the Azerbaijan Soviet Socialist Republic (Azerbaijan SSR; az, Азәрбајҹан Совет Сосиалист Республикасы, Azərbaycan Sovet Sosialist R ...

to the east and south. It had an area of 538 square kilometers and a population of 29,700 as of 1987.

History

In 1918–1920, Noyemberyan was a disputed territory between the briefly independent republics of

Armenia Armenia (), , group=pron officially the Republic of Armenia,, is a landlocked country in the Armenian Highlands of Western Asia.The UNbr>classification of world regions places Armenia in Western Asia; the CIA World Factbook , , and ''Ox ...

Georgia Georgia most commonly refers to: * Georgia (country), a country in the Caucasus region of Eurasia * Georgia (U.S. state), a state in the Southeast United States Georgia may also refer to: Places Historical states and entities * Related to the ...

and

Azerbaijan Azerbaijan (, ; az, Azərbaycan ), officially the Republic of Azerbaijan, , also sometimes officially called the Azerbaijan Republic is a transcontinental country located at the boundary of Eastern Europe and Western Asia. It is a part of th ...

. Georgia, which laid claim to the whole

Borchaly Uyezd The Borchaly uezd, was a county (''uezd'') of the Tiflis Governorate of the Caucasus Viceroyalty of the Russian Empire, and later of the independent and Soviet republics of Georgia. Its administrative center was the town of Shulavery (present-da ...

that Noyemberyan was partially a part of, claimed the northwestern Debed Valley, whilst Azerbaijan claimed the remaining southeastern part of the region. Numerous border clashes took place along the border during the Armeno-Georgian and Armenian-Azerbaijani wars. Prior to the creation of the district on 31 December 1937, the villages of Noyemberyan were originally part of the

Ijevan Ijevan ( hy, Իջևան) is a town and urban municipal community in Armenia serving as the administrative centre of the Tavush Province. It is located at the center of the region, at the foot of Ijevan ridge of Gugark Mountains, on the shores of ...

and Alaverdi districts. Jujevan, Baghanis, Voskevan, Koti, Barekamavan and Voskepar were part of the Ijevan District, and before that the province of Dilijan. Noyemberyan (previously Barana), Dovegh, Koghb, Berdavan, Zorakan, Haghtanak, Ayrum, Lchkadzor, Archis, Ptghavan, Deghdzavan, Bagratashen and Debetavan were part of the Alaverdi District. The district and its center were named Noyemberyan in honor of the

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of the

Red Army The Workers' and Peasants' Red Army (Russian: Рабо́че-крестья́нская Кра́сная армия),) often shortened to the Red Army, was the army and air force of the Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic and, after ...

into Armenia in November 1920. One Azerbaijani-populated village that was located in between the Noyemberyan and Ijevan districts, Ashaghi Askipara, was an exclave of the Gazakh District of the Azerbaijan SSR. The enclave has been controlled by Armenian forces since the outbreak of the

First Nagorno-Karabakh War The First Nagorno-Karabakh War, referred to in Armenia as the Artsakh Liberation War ( hy, Արցախյան ազատամարտ, Artsakhyan azatamart) was an ethnic and territorial conflict that took place from February 1988 to May 1994, in th ...

, similarly to the Armenian enclave of

Artsvashen Artsvashen ( hy, Արծվաշեն, ; az, Başkənd, lit=Main Village) is a ''de jure'' Armenian village in the Gegharkunik Province of Armenia. It is a 40 square kilometres exclave of Armenia, and it is surrounded by the territory of Azerbaijan, ...

which is controlled by Azerbaijani forces. Geographically, the territory of Noyemberyan consisted of the Tavush, Lori and

Debed The Debed ( hy, Դեբեդ) or Debeda ( ka, დებედა) is a river in Armenia and Georgia. It also serves as a natural boundary between Armenia and Georgia at the village Sadakhlo, Georgia. It is long, and has a drainage basin of . The ...

valleys. A variety of dialects of Armenian are spoken on the territory of the former district. The number of dialects increased in the 1940s, when Armenians from the

Tsalka Tsalka ( ka, წალკა, tr , , or , az, Barmaqsiz) is a town and municipality center in southern Georgia's Kvemo Kartli region. Population The district had a population of 2,326. According to the 2014 census, 47% of its population is Ge ...

region of Georgia settled in the villages of the Debed Valley. At least two more dialects were added in 1988, when Armenians and some

Udis Udis (endonym ''Udi'' or ''Uti'') are a native people of the Caucasus that currently live mainly in Russia and Azerbaijan, with smaller populations in Georgia (country), Georgia, Armenia, Kazakhstan, Ukraine and other countries. Their total number ...

from the villages of Chardakhlu and Vardashen in Azerbaijan respectively settled in the villages of Zorakan (formerly Verin Korplu), Haghtanak, Ptghavan and Debetavan.

Demographics

In 1939, the Noyemberyan District had a population of 20,171, including 16,885

Armenians Armenians ( hy, հայեր, ''hayer'' ) are an ethnic group native to the Armenian highlands of Western Asia. Armenians constitute the main population of Armenia and the ''de facto'' independent Artsakh. There is a wide-ranging diaspora ...

(83.7%), 2,481

Azerbaijanis Azerbaijanis (; az, Azərbaycanlılar, ), Azeris ( az, Azərilər, ), or Azerbaijani Turks ( az, Azərbaycan Türkləri, ) are a Turkic people living mainly in northwestern Iran and the Republic of Azerbaijan. They are the second-most numer ...

(12.3%), and 646

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(3.2%). In the administrative capital Noyemberyan, 2,638 (99.4%) of the town's 2,655 residents were Armenians.

Settlements

Noyemberyan District had two

urban-type settlement Urban-type settlementrussian: посёлок городско́го ти́па, translit=posyolok gorodskogo tipa, abbreviated: russian: п.г.т., translit=p.g.t.; ua, селище міського типу, translit=selyshche mis'koho typu, ab ...

s (Noyemberyan and

Ayrum Ayrum ( hy, Այրում), is a town and urban community in the Tavush Province of Armenia, located at a road distance of northeast of the capital Yerevan and north of the provincial capital Ijevan. It is situated on the shores of Debed river, ...

). The district's villages were as follows: * Archis *

Bagratashen Bagratashen ( hy, Բագրատաշեն) is a village in the Tavush Province of Armenia. The village is located near the border to Georgia, with the Georgian village of Sadakhlo being located on the other side of the border. Etymology The vil ...

Barekamavan Barekamavan ( hy, Բարեկամավան) is a village in the Noyemberyan Municipality of the Tavush Province of Armenia Armenia (), , group=pron officially the Republic of Armenia,, is a landlocked country in the Armenian Highlands of ...

* Baghanis * Berdavan *

Debetavan Debetavan ( hy, Դեբետավան) is a village in the Tavush Province of Armenia, located near the Armenia–Georgia border. The village was populated by Azerbaijanis before the exodus of Azerbaijanis from Armenia after the outbreak of the Na ...

Deghdzavan Deghdzavan ( hy, Դեղձավան) is a village in the Noyemberyan Municipality of the Tavush Province of Armenia. History Established in 1973, Deghdzavan was initially incorporated within the Archis region of Noyemberyan Noyemberyan ( hy, ...

Dovegh Dovegh ( hy, Դովեղ), previously also known as Dvegh, is a village in the Tavush Province of Armenia. Notable people * Tatul Hakobyan __NOTOC__ Tatul Ashiki Hakobyan ( hy, Թաթուլ Աշիկի Հակոբյան; born December 29, 1969) ...

* Haghtanak * Hoktember * Jujevan * Koghb * Lalvar * Lchkadzor *

Ptghavan Ptghavan ( hy, Պտղավան) is a village in the Tavush Province of Armenia Armenia (), , group=pron officially the Republic of Armenia,, is a landlocked country in the Armenian Highlands of Western Asia.The UNbr>classification of w ...

* Koti *

Voskepar Voskepar ( hy, Ոսկեպար) is a village in the Tavush Province of Armenia, located close to the Armenia–Azerbaijan border. Etymology Voskepar derives its name from the Voskepar mountain range; from Armenian Ոսկե (''voske'', gold), an ...

Voskevan Voskevan ( hy, Ոսկեվան) is a village in the Tavush Province of Armenia Armenia (), , group=pron officially the Republic of Armenia,, is a landlocked country in the Armenian Highlands of Western Asia.The UNbr>classification of wor ...

* Zorakan

References

{{Reflist Tavush Province

History

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See also

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