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'''Barda''' ({{lang-az|Bərdə}}) is the capital city of the [[Barda Rayon]] in [[Azerbaijan]], located south of [[Yevlax]] and on the left bank of the [[Tartarchay|Terter river]]. |
'''Barda''' ({{lang-az|Bərdə}}) is the capital city of the [[Barda Rayon]] in [[Azerbaijan]], located south of [[Yevlax]] and on the left bank of the [[Tartarchay|Terter river]]. |
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==Etymology== |
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The name of the town derives from [[Old Armenian language|Old Armenian]] Պարտաւ ''Partaw'', itself from Iranian *''pari-tāva-'' 'rampart', from *''pari-'' 'around' and *tā̆v- 'to throw; to heap up'.<ref>{{ru icon}} Perikhanyan, Anahit G. "Этимологические заметки" ("Notes on Etymology"). ''[[Patma-Banasirakan Handes]]''. № 1, pp. 77-80.</ref> |
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==History== |
==History== |
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Revision as of 18:49, 13 September 2011
40°22′28″N 47°07′36″E / 40.37444°N 47.12667°E
Bərdə | |
|---|---|
City & Municipality | |
| Country |  Azerbaijan |
| Rayon | Barda |
| Population (2008)[1] | |
| • Total | 40,122 |
| Time zone | UTC+4 (AZT) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+5 (AZT) |
Barda (Azerbaijani: Bərdə) is the capital city of the Barda Rayon in Azerbaijan, located south of Yevlax and on the left bank of the Terter river.
History
Ancient and medieval
In the 460s AD, Lord Vache II of Caucasian Albania, acting under the orders of the Sasanian Emperor Peroz I, had founded the settlement of Barda, which was initially called Perozabad.[2] According to the seventh century atlas, the Ashkharhats'uyts', attributed to Anania Shirakatsi, Barda was known by the name of Partav (Partaw) during the period of late antiquity and was located in the region of Uti Aṛandznak in the Kingdom of Armenia's province of Utik'.[3][2] In 552, Partav was made the catholicosal seat of the Church of Caucasian Albania. In the mid-seventh century, Javanshir, the lord of Gardman, led a movement which expelled the Persian marzpan from the province of Utik' and made Partav his capital and constructed churches and other buildings.[2] His deeds have been chronicled by the Armenian historian Movses Kaghankatvatsi who lived in a neighboring village.
In the mid-seventh century, Partav fell under the control of the Muslim Arabs. According to the Armenian historians Ghevond and Movses Kaghankatvats'i, sometime in the mid-eighth century, it was made the second capital (after Dvin) for the governor (ostikan) of the province of al-Arminiya.[4] Its governors strengthened the defenses of the city in order to counter the invasions of the Khazars attacking from the north.[5] During this time, the city boasted an Arab-speaking and significant Armenian community. In 768, Catholicos of All Armenians Sion I Bavonats'i convoked an ecclesiastical council at Partav, which passed 24 canons, largely concerning the administration of the Armenian Church and marriage practices.[2] By the ninth to tenth centuries, Partav largely lost its economic importance to the nearby town of Ganja; the seat of the Catholicos of the Church of Albania was also moved to (Bardak) Berdakur, leaving Partav as a mere bishopric.[6][2]
In 914, the city was captured by the Rus, who occupied it for six months. In 943, it was retaken by them again.[5] Although still the capital of a raion, centuries of earthquakes and, finally, the Mongol invasions destroyed much of the town's landmarks, with the exception of the fourteenth century tomb of Ahmad Zocheybana, built by architect Ahmad ibn Ayyub Nakhchivani. The mausoleum is a cylindrical brick tower, decorated with turquoise tiles. There is also the more recently built Imamzadeh Mosque, which has four minarets.
Modern
Agriculture is the main activity in the area. Local economy is based on the production and processing of cotton, silk, poultry and dairy products. The cease fire line, concluded at the end of the Nagorno-Karabakh War in 1994, is just a few kilometers west of Barda, near Terter.
Notes
- ^ World Gazetteer: Azerbaijan – World-Gazetteer.com
- ^ a b c d e Template:Hy icon Ulubabyan, Bagrat. «Պարտավ». Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia. vol. ix. Yerevan: Armenian Academy of Sciences, 1983, p. 210.
- ^ Adontz, Nicholas (1970). Armenia in the Period of Justinian: The Political Conditions Based on the Naxarar System. Trans. and rev. Nina G. Garsoïan. Lisbon: Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation. p. 125*. In the long recension of the Ashkharats'uyts', this section, in Classical Armenian, reads: "Ուտի առ մտից կայ Երասխայ ընդ մէջ Արցախայ և Կուռ գետոյ. ունի գաւառս զոր Աղուանք ունին՝...Ուտի առանձնակ՝ յորում Պարտաւ քաղաք."
- ^ Template:Hy icon Ter-Ghevondyan, Aram N. (1965). Արաբական Ամիրայությունները Բագրատունյաց Հայաստանում (The Arab Emirates in Bagratuni Armenia). Yerevan: Armenian Academy of Sciences. pp. 71–73.
- ^ a b Bosworth, C.E. "Barda'a." Iranica.
- ^ Kirakos Gandzaketsi. History of Armenia. Trans. Robert Bedrosian.
Gallery
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Officials from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, U.S. European Command and U.S. Embassy Baku celebrated the completion of construction of the new Barda High School in Azerbaijan with city officials and teachers during a ribbon-cutting ceremony Sept. 14, 2010.
Further reading
- Ulubabyan, Bagrat. Դրվագներ Հայոց արևելից կողմանց պատմության (Fragments from the History of the Eastern Part of Armenia). Yerevan: Armenian Academy of Sciences, 1981.
