Gharta Village Site :: ARMENIAN HISTORICAL MONUMENTS

Gharta Village Site

Georgia / Javakhk / Akhalkalak / Kartseb

Historical Introduction
1595 y․

One of the ancient sites located in the neighbourhood of Kartseb is the village site of Gharta (Kharta). The Turkish tax list of 1595 refers to it as having 22 houses and paying a state tax of 16,700 akches.

”გურჯისტანის ვილაიეთის დიდი დავთარი”, გვ. 213-214. Karapetian. Samvel, Javakhk, Yerevan, 2011, p. 539.

1718 — 1719 yy․

It is also mentioned in the days of Village Head Abdullah (1718 to 1719) as paying 10,000 akches to the State Treasury.

”ჩილდირის ეიალეთის ჯაბა დავთარი 1694-1732 წწ.”, გვ. 155. Karapetian. Samvel, Javakhk, Yerevan, 2011, p. 539.

1831 y․

The name of this village is also found in an archive document of 1831.

Մատենադարան, թղթ. 163, վավ. 1193: Karapetian. Samvel, Javakhk, Yerevan, 2011, p. 539.

Population
1914 y․

In 1914 Gharta had a population of 115 Turkish Karapapakhs.

“Кавказский календарь на 1915 г.”, Тифлис, 1914, стр. 107. Karapetian. Samvel, Javakhk, Yerevan, 2011, p. 539.

Name	Year/Century	Etymology
Kharta