The village Gyumgyum (now Vardo) was the administrative seat of the kaza Vardo (Western Armenian: Varto), located on the right side of the Aradzan (Trk.: Murat) River, in the forested valley of the Bazkan, or Byurakn (meaning ‘one thousand springs’, Trk.: Bingöl; in the lower stream: Charbuhar) river and at the southern slope of the Byurakn mountains, in the northwestern part of the Bitlis province. The county is rich in cold springs, mineral waters (Lalazar Jermuks are known), and flowery, grassy meadows. The climate is cool and healthy. According to Armenian legend, the biblical paradise was located here. Administration Until the middle [...]
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Kaza Pasur / Khulp’ – Խուլփ / Khulb / Kulb / Kulp
Situated on the southern slopes of the Armenian Taurus and in the basin of the Koghbadzor (now Khulp or Pasursu) river, the mountainous region of Khulp formed a district in Western Armenia, with the village Khulp as administrative center. Khulp stretches from the Andok and Kerpin mountains, extending along the left bank of the Aradzan (Trk.: Murat) river to the Genç mountains. At its eastern border is Andok (2830 m), on the west is Kasan (2080 m), on the north are the Koghba (now Mir-Ismail) mountains. The kaza Khulp had a warm climate, fertile soil and rich vegetation. Selected varieties of [...]
Kaza Genç / Արդուշեն – Ardushen
Toponym Armenians called the county Ardushen, Yazidis and Zaza Darahen, and Turks Genç. Population In 1914 there were 240 Armenians living in Ardushen, which made up 35 houses. This small Armenian community had one church, St. Paul, and a parish school next to this church with 40 students. The local Armenians were mainly engaged in agriculture. Breeding was especially common here. Until 1915, apart from Ardushen itself, there were 4,344 Armenians living in other villages of the sancak Genç, who had settled in the following villages of the kaza: Parku (Perki): 80 Armenians, 11 houses, one church Gidzu Village (Kulaz, Kuzu): 100 Armenians, 20 houses, one [...]
Kaza Chapaghjur – Ճապաղջուր
The county had fertile lands, forested mountains and abundant water. Administration Situated in the Chapaghjur river valley, the county corresponded to a part of the former Old Hastyank district. In the 17th century, during Ottoman rule, it was a sancak of the Diyarbekir province; later it was often called ‘province’. Toponym The area was known under the following variants: Chapaghjur (‘Chapagh water’), Chapajur, Chapghjur, Chabakchur, Chapakchur, Jabaljur, Chabakchur, Chapaghjur. History The county belonged to Kurdish beys. Population By the end of the 19th century, the county had 80 villages, 19 of which were in the valley and the rest in the mountains. In 1891, the kaza Chapaghjur had [...]
Kaza Bulanık / Kop’ – Կոփ / Gop
Ecumenical Genocide Memorial, Berlin: Commemorative Plate for Bulanık / Kop Toponym The district was formerly called Hark’ (Հարք; documented since the year 630). It was a county of the Turuberan province of historical Armenia. The earliest record of Kop’ is found in the 995 encyclical from Vandir monastery under the name Koghb (Կողբ), which was later distorted. The Turkish name of the kaza, which was in use since the year 1869 relates to Bulanık (‘Blurred’) Creek of the Murat River (Eastern Euphrates; Aradzan in Armenian).[1] History After the Battle of Manzikert in 1071, Turkmen tribes (such as Bayat, Eymür and Bayındır) settled in Bulanık. Today, [...]