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Khulgumo 9 Monuments

Georgia (Country) / Javakhk (District) / Akhalkalak (District) / Khulgumo (Village)

Location

The village is situated on a table-land extending on the right bank of the river Parvana, right opposite Akhalkalak, between 1,680 and 1,690 metres of altitude above sea level. It is separated from the city by the gorge of the river, which is not so very deep (40 to 50 metres).

Karapetian. Samvel, Javakhk, Yerevan, 2011, p. 265.

Historical Introduction
1595 y․

In 1595 Khulgumo had a population of 19 houses and paid 9,000 akches to the state. As is apparent from the list of the local house owners, its inhabitants bore both Armenian names and alien ones which were wide-spread in Armenian surroundings—Astvatzatur, Aryutz, Artashes, Shahaziz, etc.

“გურჯისტანის ვილაიეთის დიდი დავთარი”, էջ 224: Karapetian. Samvel, Javakhk, Yerevan, 2011, p. 265.

1718 — 1722 yy․

In the days of Village Head Mehmed Mustafa, between 1718 and 1719, Khulgumo paid 6,500 akches, an amount which shrank to 2,500 in 1721 to 1722, during the rule of Village Head Hasan.

“ჩილდირის ეიალეთის ჯაბა დავთარი 1694-1732 წწ.”, էջ 155, 171-172: Karapetian. Samvel, Javakhk, Yerevan, 2011, p. 265.

Population

Khulgumo participated in World War II with 121 of its inhabitants, 43 of whom were killed on the front.

Դավթյան Ա., Ջավախք, Երևան, 1994, էջ 101: Karapetian. Samvel, Javakhk, Yerevan, 2011, p. 265.

Type Photo
View General
Author Samvel Karapetyan
Source Black-and-white negative
Date 1988 — 1989 yy․

Type Photo
View General
Direction From the south-west
Author Samvel Karapetyan
Source Colour Negative

The available statistical records show the growth of the local population during the 19th and 20th centuries:

Dates	Armenian Houses	Armenians (Male)	Armenians (Female)	Total (Armenians)	Notes	Source
1884				295		«Արձագանք», 1885, N 26, էջ 368: Karapetian. Samvel, Javakhk, Yerevan, 2011, p. 265.
1908	60			560		Հայաստանի ազգային դիվան, (National Archives of Armenia), ֆ. 316, ց. 1, գ. 102, թ. 44: Karapetian. Samvel, Javakhk, Yerevan, 2011, p. 265.
1912				585		Յակոբեան Պ., Հրաւէր ողջմտութեան, Էջմիածին, 1993, էջ 95: Karapetian. Samvel, Javakhk, Yerevan, 2011, p. 265.
1914				723		”Кавказский календарь на 1915 г.”, Тифлис, 1914, стр. 199. Karapetian. Samvel, Javakhk, Yerevan, 2011, p. 265.
1915				556		«Օրացոյց և պատկեր տօնից», Թիֆլիս, 1915, էջ 82: Karapetian. Samvel, Javakhk, Yerevan, 2011, p. 265.
1916	65	300	291	591		Հայաստանի ազգային դիվան, (National Archives of Armenia), ֆ. 316, ց. 1, գ. 65, թ. 36: Karapetian. Samvel, Javakhk, Yerevan, 2011, p. 265.
1987	305			1257		Substantiated by the documents kept at the Village Council. Karapetian. Samvel, Javakhk, Yerevan, 2011, p. 265.