Ordubad uezd

The Ordubad uezd^[a] was a county (uezd) of the Erivan Governorate of the Caucasus Viceroyalty of the Russian Empire with its center in Ordubad from 1849 until 1868. It included the southern part of the Nakhichevan exclave of present-day Azerbaijan and the southern part of the Syunik Province of present-day Armenia, including Meghri.^[1]

Ordubad uezd Ордубадский уезд
Uezd
Coat of arms
Country	Russian Empire
Viceroyalty	Caucasus
Governorate	Erivan
Established	1849
Abolished	1868
Capital	Ordubad

History

The territory of the uezd was part of the Nakhichevan Khanate of Iran until 1828, when according to the Treaty of Turkmenchay, it was annexed to the Russian Empire. It was administered as part of the Armenian Oblast from 1828 to 1840.^[2] In 1844, the Caucasus Viceroyalty was re-established, in which the territory of the Ordubad uezd formed part of the Tiflis Governorate. In 1849, the Erivan Governorate was established, separate from the Tiflis Governorate. It was made up of the Erivan, Nakhchivan, Alexandropol, Nor Bayazet, and Ordubad uezds. The Ordubad uezd was abolished and incorporated into the Nakhichevan uezd and the Zangezur uezd of the Elizavetpol Governorate in 1868.^[3]

Notes

1. • Russian: Ордубадский уезд, pre-reform orthography: Ордубадскій уѣздъ, romanized: Ordubadskiy uyezd
   • Azerbaijani: اردوباد قضاسی, romanized: Ordūbād qaz̤āsı
   • Armenian: Օրդուբադի գավառ, romanized: Òrdubadi gavaṙ