Maku :: ARMENIAN LOCATIONS

82 Monuments

Iran (Country) / Western Atrpatakan (Province) / Maku (District)

Historical Introduction
1826 y․

19 c․

1877 y․

1881 y․

1890 y․

1903 y․

20 c․

1907 y․

20 c․

1907 y․

20 c․

1911 y․

1913 y․

1914 y․

1915 y․

20 c․

1918 y․

1919 y․

1923 y․

1924 y․

1925 y․

1946 y․

The Armenian historian Movses of Khoren names the district "Shavarshakan".

Armen Hakhnazaryan, The Monasteries of St. Thaddeus the Apostle and St. Stepannos Nakhavka, p. 3.

5 c․

428 y․

451 y․

482 y․

484 y․

6 — 7 cc․

7 c․

8 — 10 cc․

13 — 15 cc․

14 c․

13 — 15 yy․

Թովմա Մեծոփեցի, Պատմագրություն, աշխատասիրությամբ Լ. Խաչիկյանի, Երևան, 1999, էջ 108-109:

16 c․

18 — 19 cc․

Geographical Environment

The Artaz or Ake` district now corresponds to the Maku district of the Iranian province of Azerbaidjan (Atrpatagan in Armenian), which extends from the Massis mountain (Lesser Ararat) to the south-east, up to Her and Zarehvand districts (today Khoy and Salmas).

Armen Hakhnazaryan, The Monasteries of St. Thaddeus the Apostle and St. Stepannos Nakhavka, p. 3.

Population

1826 y․

1905 y․

1910 y․

1911 y․

1828 y․

1905 y․

Monuments
19 c․

Emigration

1828 y․

1827 y․

Other Names

1656 y․

Administrative Status

1907 y․

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Author Samvel Karapetyan
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Name	Year/Century	Etymology
Shavarshakan
Artaz
Ultuza
Shavarshan