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Ujmana 2 Monuments

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

Location

The village extends 2 kilometres north of Heshtia, 11 kilometres north of the district centre of Ninotzminda, 10 kilometres south-east of Akhalkalak in a straight line, at an altitude of 1,930 to 1,970 metres above sea level.

Karapetian. Samvel, Javakhk, Yerevan, 2011, p. 508.

Historical Introduction
1595 y․

In 1595 Ujmana, which did not have any rayas in its population, paid 4,000 akches to the State Treasury.

”გურჯისტანის ვილაიეთის დიდი დავთარი”, էջ 236: Karapetian. Samvel, Javakhk, Yerevan, 2011, p. 508.

1714 — 1718 yy․

In 1714 it is mentioned as being governed by Village Head Abdulbak (most probably, the local people had already converted to Islam by violence) and paying 10,500 akches to the state. In the days of Mehmed (1717 to 1718), the state tax levied on the village amounted to 10,000 akches.

”ჩილდირის ეიალეთის ჯაბა დავთარი 1694-1732 წწ.”, էջ 141, 152: Karapetian. Samvel, Javakhk, Yerevan, 2011, p. 508.

Population

The inhabitants of Ujmana descend from Armenian Catholics coming from Basen District, Karin Province.

According to some documents of the 19th century, the forefathers of the present-day inhabitants of Ujmana moved to its territory from different villages of Moosh District (see page 338 (note 6) of the present work). Karapetian. Samvel, Javakhk, Yerevan, 2011, p. 508.

Ujmana suffered 19 victims during World War II: on the whole, it had sent 45 of its inhabitants to the front.

Դավթյան Ա., Ջավախք, Երևան, 1994, էջ 103: Karapetian. Samvel, Javakhk, Yerevan, 2011, p. 509.

Priests
1915 y․

In 1915 the spiritual shepherd of the local parish was Hovhannes Darbinian.

«Օրացոյց և պատկեր տօնից», Թիֆլիս, 1915, էջ 83: Karapetian. Samvel, Javakhk, Yerevan, 2011, p. 509.

Type Photo
View General
Direction From the south-east
Author Samvel Karapetyan
Source Colour Negative
Date 2004 y․

The local residents had the following numbers between the 19th and 20th centuries:

Dates	Armenian Houses	Armenians (Male)	Armenians (Female)	Total (Armenians)	Notes	Source
1870	16	96	93	189		Сборник материалов для описания Тифлисской губернии, т. 1, вып. 1, Тифлис, 1870, стр. 31. Karapetian. Samvel, Javakhk, Yerevan, 2011, p. 508.
1884				317		«Արձագանք», 1885, N 3, էջ 41: Karapetian. Samvel, Javakhk, Yerevan, 2011, p. 508.
1908	64	300	274	574		Հայաստանի ազգային դիվան (National Archives of Armenia), ֆ. 316, ց. 1, գ. 102, թ. 38: Karapetian. Samvel, Javakhk, Yerevan, 2011, p. 508.
1912				585		Հայաստանի ազգային դիվան (National Archives of Armenia), ֆ. 316, ց. 1, գ. 3920, թ. 18-19: Karapetian. Samvel, Javakhk, Yerevan, 2011, p. 508.
1914				697		“Кавказский календарь на 1915 г.”, Тифлис, 1914, стр. 193. Karapetian. Samvel, Javakhk, Yerevan, 2011, p. 508.
1915				660		«Օրացոյց և պատկեր տօնից», Թիֆլիս, 1915, էջ 83: Karapetian. Samvel, Javakhk, Yerevan, 2011, p. 508.
1916	79	353	308	661		Հայաստանի ազգային դիվան (National Archives of Armenia), ֆ. 316, ց. 1, գ. 65, թ. 36-37: Karapetian. Samvel, Javakhk, Yerevan, 2011, p. 508.
1926	125			756		Արոյան Ս., Բեկորներ Մշո ջոջ քարի, Երևան, 1997, էջ 124: Karapetian. Samvel, Javakhk, Yerevan, 2011, p. 508.
1959				734		Արոյան Ս., Բեկորներ Մշո ջոջ քարի, Երևան, 1997, էջ 124: Karapetian. Samvel, Javakhk, Yerevan, 2011, p. 508.
1987	176			551		According to the registers of the Village Council. Karapetian. Samvel, Javakhk, Yerevan, 2011, p. 508.