Sipan (Armenian: Սիփան) is a village in the Alagyaz Municipality of the Aragatsotn Province of Armenia.
Sipan
Սիփան | |
|---|---|
  Sipan  Sipan | |
| Coordinates: 40°43′18″N 44°16′11″E / 40.72167°N 44.26972°E | |
| Country | Armenia |
| Province | Aragatsotn |
| Municipality | Alagyaz |
| Population | |
• Total | 182 |
| Time zone | UTC+4 (AMT) |
Etymology
editThe village was previously known as Tamb (Թամբ), Pamb (Պամբ), Pambak (Պամբակ or Փամբակ), and Pamb Krdi (Փամբ Քրդի). It was renamed Sipan in 1978.[2]
History
editDuring the period of the Russian Empire, the village was part of the Alexandropol Uezd of the Erivan Governorate, and became populated by Yazidi Kurds from the Kars region.[2]
In May 1918, the Ottomans crossed the river of Arpachay (Akhuryan) to wage a brief war against the Yerevan Republic. One column seized the city of Alexandropol and advanced north towards Mount Aragats, where 80 Yazidis got massacred in Pampa Kurda (Sipan).[3]
Demographics
editThe village is mostly populated by Yazidi Kurds.[2]
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1873 | 292[2] |
| 1897 | 382[2] |
| 1939 | 443[2] |
| 1959 | 350[2] |
| 1979 | 473[2] |
| 1989 | 391[2] |
| 2001 | 264[2] |
| 2011 | 182[1] |
Notable people
editReferences
edit- ^ a b Statistical Committee of Armenia. "The results of the 2011 Population Census of the Republic of Armenia" (PDF).
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j "Սիփան" (PDF) (in Armenian). Retrieved 25 June 2022.
- ^ Guest. (2012). Survival Among The Kurds. Taylor and Francis. p. 191. ISBN 978-1-136-15729-5. OCLC 823379895.
External links
edit- Sipan, Armenia at GEOnet Names Server
- Report of the results of the 2001 Armenian Census, Statistical Committee of Armenia
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