Mardakert region

Mardakert region
	area
Mardakert region
	arm Մարդակերտի շրջան
A country	the USSR
Entered into	Nagorno-Karabakh Autonomous Oblast
Adm. Centre	Mardakert
History and Geography
Timezone	UTC + 4 , in summer UTC + 5

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Mardakert district ( armenian Մարդակերտի շրջան ) is an administrative unit of the Nagorno-Karabakh Autonomous Region of the Azerbaijan SSR .

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History

It was formed on August 8, 1930 during the transition to the regional administrative-territorial division called the Jebertsky district . September 17, 1939 was renamed the Mardakert region .

The administrative center of the district was the village of Mardakert . There were 3 urban-type villages in the district: Madagiz (status since 1943), Mardakert (since 1960), Leninavan (since 1966) ^[1] . It was the largest area and population area of the Nagorno-Karabakh Autonomous Region. It had a predominantly Armenian population.

On September 2, 1991, at the joint session of the Nagorno-Karabakh Regional and Shaumyan District Councils of People's Deputies of the Azerbaijan SSR within the borders of the Nagorno-Karabakh Autonomous Region ( NKAO ) of the Azerbaijan SSR and the adjacent Shaumyan District of the Azerbaijan SSR , the Nagorno-Karabakh Republic was proclaimed.

During the Karabakh conflict, the NKR retained control over most of the territory of the former Mardakert region of the NKAR, transformed into the Martakert region of the NKR . Part of the territory of the former Mardakert region of NKAO is under the control of Azerbaijan and is included in the Terter region .

Population

Year	Armenians	%	Azerbaijanis	%	Russians	%	Total
1926	29,292	92.2	1 914	6.0	434	1.4	31 768
1939	36,453	89.3	2 833	6.9	1,244	3.0	40,812
1959	33 555	88.9	3 415	9.1	611	1,6	37,734
1970	38 220	86.9	5 168	11.7	348	0.8	44 004
1979 ^[2]	37,050	83.1	7 050	15.8	355	0.8	44,586

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Topographic maps K-38-142 - 1: 100 000

Notes

↑ Melnikov S.A., Ibragimov Ch. G. Azerbaijan SSR. Administrative-territorial division on January 1, 1977 / editorial board: Isaev A.M., Budagov B.A., Geybullaev G.A. - 4th edition. - Baku : Azerneshr, 1979.- S. 7-11. - 215 p.
↑ Data of Soviet censuses in the NKAR

[1] Melnikov S.A., Ibragimov Ch. G. Azerbaijan SSR. Administrative-territorial division on January 1, 1977 / editorial board: Isaev A.M., Budagov B.A., Geybullaev G.A. - 4th edition. - Baku : Azerneshr, 1979.- S. 7-11. - 215 p.

[2] Data of Soviet censuses in the NKAR