ARTSAKH HISTORICAL MONUMENTS

Jagir 31 Monuments

Azerbaijan (Country) / Northern Artsakh (Area) / Shamkhor (District) / Jagir (Village)

Location

Jagir is situated 16 kilometres south-west of the district centre, at an altitude of 1,300 to 1,420 metres above sea level.

Karapetian, Samvel. Northern Artsakh, Yerevan, 2007, p. 494.

Historical Introduction

The village, whose date of foundation is unknown, retains some monuments (such as a Bronze Age castle, etc.) attesting that man has inhabited it since time immemorial.

Karapetian, Samvel. Northern Artsakh, Yerevan, 2007, p. 494.

1913 y․

The unspeakable persecution and the clergymen’s indifference to the village in general, intertwined with the absence of a school and a priest, eventually aroused some tendency of apostasy among the local inhabitants. Jagir’s desperate Armenians voluntarily applied to the Georgian Exarch with a petition to be converted to the Georgian Orthodox faith. On 22 July 1913 Gandzak’s vicar informed Catholicos of All Armenians Gevorg V about that painful fact.

National Archives of Armenia, fund Պ 57, list 2, file 2139, pp. 2-3.
Karapetian, Samvel. Northern Artsakh, Yerevan, 2007, p. 494.

Population
19 c․

In the early 19th century, “...between 20 and 25 families resettled here from Gyulambar Village...”

“Ardzagank,” 1886, No. 21, p. 308.
Also see Jalaliants, S. A Travel to Great Armenia, part 1, Tpghis, 1842, p. 62.
Karapetian, Samvel. Northern Artsakh, Yerevan, 2007, p. 494.

1839 y․

The following list (1839), including the names of the members of 14 local families (56 people on the whole) is of great importance from the standpoint of the study of their history:

“Sargis Grigorian, his wife Guli and their adopted son Arzuman with his spouse Sandukht and his daughter Pari;
Anania Sahakian, his mother Vardi, his brother Grigor and their cousin Ghambar;
Gabriel Sargissian, his wife Yeghisabet, as well as their children Ghevond and Mariam;
Arakel Petrossian, his wife Anayi, as well as their sons Poghos and Harutiun;
Kirakos Sargissian, his spouse Javahir, as well as their son Stepan and their daughter Manushak;
Hovakim Danielian, his wife Gozal and their son Gevorg;
Ghukas Khachaturian, his mother Hyurzada, his spouse Mariam and his brother Mnatsakan with his wife Ghumash;
Mateos Baghiov, his wife Yeghsum and his nephew Hayrapet;
Tzatur Ohanian, his wife Aziz and their son Ohan with his spouse Horom and his daughter Mariam;
Grigor Kirakossian, his wife Khatun and his nephew Harutiun;
Harutiun Braziants, his wife Shahgyul, as well as his brother Papi with his spouse Sabet;
Abraham Khachaturian, his wife Anna and their son David;
Avet Tzaturian, his wife Vari and their son Hovsep; Avet’s brother Grigor with his spouse Margaret and his son Gevorg;
Virap Mkrtchian with his step children Mirza and Annman.”

National Archives of Armenia, fund 53, list 1, file 3800, p. 28.
Karapetian, Samvel. Northern Artsakh, Yerevan, 2007, pp. 494-495.

1988 y․

In 1988 the local Armenians, amounting to 700, were forced to leave Jagir and resettle in Shishkaya Village of Vardenis District in Gegharkunik Marz of the Republic of Armenia.

Karapetian, Samvel. Northern Artsakh, Yerevan, 2007, p. 495.

Armenian-Turkish Fights of 1905 to 1906
1905 y․

Panic-stricken at the news of the devastation of Bada and the impending Turkish attack, on 27 November 1905 the local people abandoned the village, finding shelter in Barsum and Garnaker.

Kajberuny. The Destruction of Bada Village. In: “Ararat,” 1910, p. 733.
Karapetian, Samvel. Northern Artsakh, Yerevan, 2007, p. 496.

Historical Introduction

The territory of the village also retains some pilgrimage sites.

Karapetian, Samvel. Northern Artsakh, Yerevan, 2007, p. 500.

Type Photo
View Partial view
Author Samvel Karapetyan
Source Black-and-white negative
Date 1980 — 1982 yy․

Specimens of applied art Type Photo
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Author Samvel Karapetyan
Source Black-and-white negative
Date 1980 — 1982 yy․

The available statistical data regarding the number of the local population represent the following picture:

Dates	Armenian Houses	Armenians (Male)	Armenians (Female)	Total (Armenians)	Notes	Source
1845		142	122	264		National Archives of Armenia, fund 53, list 1, file 3811, pp. 5-6; Karapetian, Samvel. Northern Artsakh, Yerevan, 2007, p. 495.
1847		146	109	255		National Archives of Armenia, fund 53, list 1, file 3814, pp. 97-98; Karapetian, Samvel. Northern Artsakh, Yerevan, 2007, p. 495.
1849		152	141	293		National Archives of Armenia, fund 53, list 1, file 3818, pp. 97-98; Karapetian, Samvel. Northern Artsakh, Yerevan, 2007, p. 495.
1852		101	90	191		National Archives of Armenia, fund 53, list 1, file 3819, pp. 106-107; Karapetian, Samvel. Northern Artsakh, Yerevan, 2007, p. 495.
1861	28					National Archives of Armenia, fund 53, list 1, file 3835, pp. 148-149. Also see fund 56, list 1, file 4254, p. 11; Karapetian, Samvel. Northern Artsakh, Yerevan, 2007, p. 495.
1866	68	284	223	507		National Archives of Armenia, fund 53, list 1, file 3848, p. 57; Karapetian, Samvel. Northern Artsakh, Yerevan, 2007, p. 495.
1872		321	274	595	Another statistical source reports 435 inhabitants (National Archives of Armenia, fund 53, list 1, file 3859, pp. 161-162).	National Archives of Armenia, fund 53, list 1, file 3872, pp. 62-63; Karapetian, Samvel. Northern Artsakh, Yerevan, 2007, p. 495.
1874				477		National Archives of Armenia, fund 53, list 1, file 3864, pp. 41-42; Karapetian, Samvel. Northern Artsakh, Yerevan, 2007, p. 495.
1875				495		National Archives of Armenia, fund 53, list 1, file 3866, pp. 45-46; Karapetian, Samvel. Northern Artsakh, Yerevan, 2007, p. 495.
1876				511		National Archives of Armenia, fund 53, list 1, file 3868, pp. 57-58; Karapetian, Samvel. Northern Artsakh, Yerevan, 2007, p. 495.
1877		324	264	588		National Archives of Armenia, fund 53, list 1, file 3869, pp. 54-55; Karapetian, Samvel. Northern Artsakh, Yerevan, 2007, p. 495.
1878		322	268	590		National Archives of Armenia, fund 53, list 1, file 3870, pp. 22-23; Karapetian, Samvel. Northern Artsakh, Yerevan, 2007, p. 495.
1880		321	274	595		National Archives of Armenia, fund 53, list 1, file 3872, pp. 30-31; Karapetian, Samvel. Northern Artsakh, Yerevan, 2007, p. 495.
1881		322	279	611		National Archives of Armenia, fund 53, list 1, file 3873, pp. 27-28; Karapetian, Samvel. Northern Artsakh, Yerevan, 2007, p. 495.
1882		336	285	621		National Archives of Armenia, fund 53, list 1, file 3874, p. 30; Karapetian, Samvel. Northern Artsakh, Yerevan, 2007, p. 495.
1883		352	303	655		National Archives of Armenia, fund 53, list 1, file 3875, pp. 56-57; Karapetian, Samvel. Northern Artsakh, Yerevan, 2007, p. 495.
1885	73	351	395	746		National Archives of Armenia, fund 53, list 1, file 3877, p. 30. Also see “Ardzagank,” 1885, No. 4, p. 51; Karapetian, Samvel. Northern Artsakh, Yerevan, 2007, p. 495.
1886	75					Yelizavetpol Province: A Statistical Survey Based on the Family Lists of Caucasia's Population. Tiflis, 1888, pp. 76-77. Also see “Ardzagank,” 1886, No. 21, p. 308; Karapetian, Samvel. Northern Artsakh, Yerevan, 2007, p. 495.
1887		387	402	789		National Archives of Armenia, fund 53, list 1, file 3880, p. 74; Karapetian, Samvel. Northern Artsakh, Yerevan, 2007, p. 495.
1888		386	402	788		National Archives of Armenia, fund 53, list 1, file 3882, p. 131; Karapetian, Samvel. Northern Artsakh, Yerevan, 2007, p. 495.
1889		326	426	752		National Archives of Armenia, fund 53, list 1, file 3884, pp. 228-229; Karapetian, Samvel. Northern Artsakh, Yerevan, 2007, p. 495.
1890		336	431	767		National Archives of Armenia, fund 53, list 1, file 3887, p. 150; Karapetian, Samvel. Northern Artsakh, Yerevan, 2007, p. 495.
1891		349	444	793		National Archives of Armenia, fund 53, list 1, file 3889, p. 149; Karapetian, Samvel. Northern Artsakh, Yerevan, 2007, p. 495.
1892		362	462	824		National Archives of Armenia, fund 53, list 1, file 3891, p. 121; Karapetian, Samvel. Northern Artsakh, Yerevan, 2007, p. 495.
1893		369	477	846		National Archives of Armenia, fund 53, list 1, file 3895, pp. 78-79; Karapetian, Samvel. Northern Artsakh, Yerevan, 2007, p. 495.
1894		388	495	883		National Archives of Armenia, fund 53, list 1, file 3896, pp. 174-175; Karapetian, Samvel. Northern Artsakh, Yerevan, 2007, p. 495.
1897		388	544	932		National Archives of Armenia, fund 53, list 1, file 3899, pp. 147-148; Karapetian, Samvel. Northern Artsakh, Yerevan, 2007, p. 495.
1898		401	529	930		National Archives of Armenia, fund 53, list 1, file 3897, p. 169; Karapetian, Samvel. Northern Artsakh, Yerevan, 2007, p. 495.
1899		408	534	942		National Archives of Armenia, fund 53, list 1, file 3903, pp. 128-129; Karapetian, Samvel. Northern Artsakh, Yerevan, 2007, p. 495.
1900		423	452	875		National Archives of Armenia, fund 53, list 1, file 3905, pp. 93-94; Karapetian, Samvel. Northern Artsakh, Yerevan, 2007, p. 495.
1901		417	471	888		National Archives of Armenia, fund 53, list 1, file 3906, pp. 99-100; Karapetian, Samvel. Northern Artsakh, Yerevan, 2007, p. 495.
1902		425	484	909		National Archives of Armenia, fund 53, list 1, file 3907, pp. 23-24; Karapetian, Samvel. Northern Artsakh, Yerevan, 2007, p. 495.
1905		432	487	919		National Archives of Armenia, fund 53, list 1, file 3912, pp. 266-267; Karapetian, Samvel. Northern Artsakh, Yerevan, 2007, p. 495.
1906		489	532	1021		National Archives of Armenia, fund 53, list 1, file 3915, p. 24; Karapetian, Samvel. Northern Artsakh, Yerevan, 2007, p. 495.
1907				1232		National Archives of Armenia, fund 56, list 1, file 240, p. 2; Karapetian, Samvel. Northern Artsakh, Yerevan, 2007, p. 495.
1908	160	740	657	1397		National Archives of Armenia, fund 35, list 1, file 559, p. 11. Also see Caucasian Calendar for 1910, Tiflis, 1909, p. 240; Karapetian, Samvel. Northern Artsakh, Yerevan, 2007, p. 495.
1909		463	491	954		National Archives of Armenia, fund 56, list 18, file 764, p. 117; Karapetian, Samvel. Northern Artsakh, Yerevan, 2007, p. 495.
1910		765	676	1441		National Archives of Armenia, fund 53, list1, file 3917, pp. 59-60; Karapetian, Samvel. Northern Artsakh, Yerevan, 2007, p. 495.
1912		468	496	964		National Archives of Armenia, fund 53, list1, file 3919, pp. 62-63; Karapetian, Samvel. Northern Artsakh, Yerevan, 2007, p. 495.
1914				1600		Caucasian Calendar for 1915, Tiflis, 1914, p. 118; Karapetian, Samvel. Northern Artsakh, Yerevan, 2007, p. 495.
1917	140			1360		Avetissian, M. M. A Reference Book on the Settlements and Population Number of Nagorno Karabakh and Zangezur (1917). In: “Banber Hayastani Arkhivneri,” 1991, No. 3, p. 167; Karapetian, Samvel. Northern Artsakh, Yerevan, 2007, p. 495.
1977				989		Karapetian, S. Abandoned Armenian Settlements in Azerbaijan. In: “Hayreniki Dzayn,” No. 3, 9 February 1993, p. 4; Karapetian, Samvel. Northern Artsakh, Yerevan, 2007, p. 495.
1985				786		As attested by the Village Council. Karapetian, Samvel. Northern Artsakh, Yerevan, 2007, p. 495.