Sipan () is a village in the

Alagyaz Municipality Aragatsotn (, ) is a province ('' marz'') of Armenia. It is located in the western part of the country. The capital and largest city of the province is the town of Ashtarak. The Statistical Committee of Armenia reported its population was 128,94 ...

of the

Aragatsotn Province Aragatsotn (, ) is a administrative divisions of Armenia, province (''Marz (country subdivision), marz'') of Armenia. It is located in the western part of the country. The capital and largest city of the province is the town of Ashtarak. The Sta ...

Armenia Armenia, officially the Republic of Armenia, is a landlocked country in the Armenian Highlands of West Asia. It is a part of the Caucasus region and is bordered by Turkey to the west, Georgia (country), Georgia to the north and Azerbaijan to ...

Etymology

The village was previously known as ''Tamb'' (), ''Pamb'' (), ''Pambak'' ( or ), and ''Pamb Krdi'' (). It was renamed Sipan in 1978.

History

During the period of the

Russian Empire The Russian Empire was an empire that spanned most of northern Eurasia from its establishment in November 1721 until the proclamation of the Russian Republic in September 1917. At its height in the late 19th century, it covered about , roughl ...

, the village was part of the Alexandropol Uezd of the

Erivan Governorate The Erivan Governorate was a province ('' guberniya'') of the Caucasus Viceroyalty of the Russian Empire, with its centеr in Erivan (present-day Yerevan). Its area was 27,830 sq. kilometеrs, roughly corresponding to what is now most of central ...

, and became populated by Yazidi Kurds from the

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region. In May 1918, the

Ottomans Ottoman may refer to: * Osman I, historically known in English as "Ottoman I", founder of the Ottoman Empire * Osman II, historically known in English as "Ottoman II" * Ottoman Empire The Ottoman Empire (), also called the Turkish Empir ...

crossed the river of Arpachay (Akhuryan) to wage a brief war against the Yerevan Republic. One column seized the city of

Alexandropol Gyumri (, ) is an urban municipal community and the List of cities and towns in Armenia, second-largest city in Armenia, serving as the administrative center of Shirak Province in the northwestern part of the country. By the end of the 19th centur ...

and advanced north towards

Mount Aragats Mount Aragats (, ) is an isolated four-peaked volcano massif in Armenia. Its northern summit, at above sea level, is the highest point of the Lesser Caucasus and Armenia. It is also one of the highest points in the Armenian Highlands. The Ar ...

, where 80 Yazidis got massacred in Pampa Kurda (Sipan).

Demographics

The village is mostly populated by Yazidi Kurds.

Notable people

Emerîkê Serdar Emerîkê Serdar (Amarik Davreshovich Sardaryan) (8 February 1935 - 19 February 2018) was a Kurdish writer from Armenia. He was born in the village of Pampa Kurda (Sîpan) in Armenian SSR in a family of Kurds-Yazidi. Life and career Emerîk� ...

References

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* * Populated places in Aragatsotn Province Yazidi villages Kurdish settlements in Armenia Yazidi populated places in Armenia {{Aragatsotn-geo-stub