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'''Elisabethpol Governorate''' ([[Russian language|Old Russian]]: ''Елисаветпольская губернiя'') was one of the ''[[guberniya]]s'' of the [[Russian Empire]], with its centre in [[Elisabethpol]] (official name for [[Ganja]] in [[1805]]–[[1918]]). Its area was 44,136 sq. kilometres<ref name="bee">{{ru icon}} [http://www.cultinfo.ru/fulltext/1/001/007/039/39113.htm Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopaedia]: Elisabethpol Governorate</ref>, and it had 878,415 inhabitants by [[1897]].<ref>{{ru icon}} [http://www.cultinfo.ru/fulltext/1/001/007/039/39114.htm Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopaedia]: Elisabethpol Governorate – additional information to the article</ref> |
'''Elisabethpol Governorate''' ([[Russian language|Old Russian]]: ''Елисаветпольская губернiя'') was one of the ''[[guberniya]]s'' of the [[Russian Empire]], with its centre in [[Elisabethpol]] (official name for [[Ganja]] in [[1805]]–[[1918]]). Its area was 44,136 sq. kilometres<ref name="bee">{{ru icon}} [http://www.cultinfo.ru/fulltext/1/001/007/039/39113.htm Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopaedia]: Elisabethpol Governorate</ref>, and it had 878,415 inhabitants by [[1897]].<ref>{{ru icon}} [http://www.cultinfo.ru/fulltext/1/001/007/039/39114.htm Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopaedia]: Elisabethpol Governorate – additional information to the article</ref> |
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Elisabethpol Governorate was established in [[1868]] and included parts of [[Baku Governorate]] and [[Tiflis Governorate]]. Upon |
Elisabethpol Governorate was established in [[1868]] and included parts of [[Baku Governorate]] and [[Tiflis Governorate]]. Upon [[Azerbaijan Democratic Republic|Azerbaijan]]'s independence in [[1918]] it was renamed to Ganja Governorate. The area to the south of the [[Murov Range]] was made into [[Karabakh]] Governorate General. The governorate system was abolished in the early 1920s. |
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Revision as of 20:36, 16 August 2007
Elisabethpol Governorate (Old Russian: Елисаветпольская губернiя) was one of the guberniyas of the Russian Empire, with its centre in Elisabethpol (official name for Ganja in 1805–1918). Its area was 44,136 sq. kilometres[1], and it had 878,415 inhabitants by 1897.[2]
Elisabethpol Governorate was established in 1868 and included parts of Baku Governorate and Tiflis Governorate. Upon Azerbaijan's independence in 1918 it was renamed to Ganja Governorate. The area to the south of the Murov Range was made into Karabakh Governorate General. The governorate system was abolished in the early 1920s.
Administrative division
Elisabethpol Governorate originally had eight uyezds:[1]
Demographics
According to the 1897 census (total population 878,415) Tatars (Azeris) at 534,086 (60.8%) and Armenians at 292,188 (33.3%) were the largest ethnic groups. Other ethnic groups included Lezgins (14,503 or 1.7%), Russians (14,146 or 1.6%), Udis (7,040 or 0.8%), Germans (3,194 or 0.4%) and Kurds (3,042 or 0.3%).
References
- ^ a b Template:Ru icon Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopaedia: Elisabethpol Governorate
- ^ Template:Ru icon Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopaedia: Elisabethpol Governorate – additional information to the article