Английская Википедия:Armenians in Samtskhe–Javakheti

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Location of Samtskhe–Javakheti within Georgia

Armenians in Samtskhe–Javakheti are ethnic Armenians of Georgian nationality living in the Samtskhe–Javakheti region of the Republic of Georgia. The southern part of the region (Javakheti) borders Armenia to the south. Here, ethnic Armenians form the great majority of the population with minorities of Georgians, Russians and Caucasus Greeks.[1] Among Armenians of Samtskhe–Javakheti, Armenian is the common language spoken.[2]

History

The region known to Armenians as Javakhk has long been tied to the Kingdom of Armenia with an Armenian presence there being recorded for millennia.[3] Many of the Armenians in the region today immigrated from Erzurum Vilayet in the Ottoman Empire after the area became part of Russia in 1829 while most of the Muslims (Meskhetian Turks and Adjarians) in the region emigrated to the Ottoman Empire.[4][5][6] More Armenians came to region later on as a result of Turkish massacres and the Armenian genocide. Russian Empire driven policy aimed to settle the Christian Armenians at the border of the Ottoman Empire, since they were enjoying the status of a reliable ally in contrast to the Muslim population.[7]

Ethnic Armenians are chiefly concentrated in Akhalkalaki and Ninotsminda districts. At the beginning of 1918 in Akhalkalaki region had 120,000 population, from which Armenians were 89,000 (74%), Meskhetian Turks were 8,000 (7%), representatives of other nationalities 23,000 (19%) [8]Шаблон:Verify source During this period in Ahalkalak district there were 111 villages from which 66 were Armenian, 24 Turkish, 9 Russian, 10 Georgian (including former Armenian villages Vargav and Hzabavra, the population of which had assimilated with Georgians), and one village with the Armenian-Georgian mixed population.

In 1944 the government of the Soviet Union exiled the Meskhetian Turkish population of Meskheti (approximately 100,000 person) to Central Asia (Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan). The five villages of Sagamo, Khavet, Erindja, Davnia, and Karsep in the Akhalkalaki district and the Bogdanovka areas were settled by Armenians.Шаблон:Citation needed

During Zviad Gamsakhurdia's presidency (1991), Javakheti remained de facto semi-independent and only in November 1991 the Tbilisi-appointed governor was able to take power.Шаблон:Sfn The issue of Javakheti was in the 1990s "clearly been perceived as the most dangerous potential ethnic conflict in Georgia", however, no actual armed conflict ever occurred.Шаблон:Sfn

An incident took place in Akhalkalaki district on 14 August 1998. The Georgian military units were to hold exercises with the Russians in Akhalkalaki, and the local Armenian population was not told about it. The Georgians units entered the Armenian-populated areas and met some 25 Armenians, who "believed that the Georgian army was coming to deport Armenians from their homes". The group of Armenians were armed and allegedly had mortars and other artillery. The Georgian units eventually left,Шаблон:Sfn avoiding a possible clash with the armed men.[9][10] According to the Georgian national security ministry was the incident was a provocation organized by the Javakhk organization.[11]

Vahagn Chakhalyan, the leader of United Javakhk, was arrested in 2008. Chakhalyan was found guilty and sentenced to 10 years in 2009 for "acquisition and possession of firearms and ammunition, organizing a group action which grossly disrupted public order, hooliganism committed against a government representative."[12] Chakhalyan was released from prison in January 2013 under amnesty law after Bidzina Ivanishvili and his Georgia Dream coalition came to power in Georgia.[13][14]

Demographics

This table is a comparing table of Armenian population of Samtskhe–Javakheti in 1939, 1989, 2002, 2014.

District 1939[15] 1989[16] 2002[17] 2014[18]
Total Armenians Armenian % Total Armenians Armenian % Total Armenians Armenian % Total Armenians Armenian %
Akhalkalaki 64,655 54,081 83.6 62,977 57,209 90.8 60,975 57,516 94.3 45,070 41,870 92.9
Akhaltsikhe 55,490 16,454 29.7 50,430 25,753 51 46,134 16,879 36.6 42,394 12,028 28.4
Ninotsminda 34,575 27,376 79.2 32,064 27,090 84.5 34,305 32,857 95.8 24,491 23,262 95
Adigeni 41,314 942 2.3 19,598 1,627 8.3 20,753 698 3.4 16,462 372 2.3
Borjomi 37,437 3,946 10.5 32,422 3,124 9.6 25,214 2,176 8.6
Aspindza 32,644 1,741 5.3 11,265 2,068 18.4 13,010 2,273 17.5 10,372 1,381 13.3
TOTAL 306,401 116,266 37.9 220,772 126,418 57.3 228,487 124,831 54.6 160,504 81,089 50.5

Politics

Tensions in Samtskhe–Javakheti have run high at times. One reason is based in the official Georgian language policy that does, officially, not allow the Armenian language to be used in public or administrative offices, even if citizen and officer speak better Armenian than Georgian. International monitoring missions on the situation of national minorities in Georgia have critically commented in this aspect as recently as 2009.[19]

The ethnic Armenian United Javakhk Democratic Alliance calls on a local autonomy for Javakheti within Georgia.[20][21]

Some Armenian political groupings of Armenia and the Armenian diaspora, among them most notably the Armenian Revolutionary Federation (ARF) claim that Javakhk (Armenian name for Javakheti) should belong to Armenia,[22] United Armenia shall include all territories designated as Armenia by the Treaty of Sèvres as well as the regions of Artsakh (Nagorno-Karabakh), Javakhk (Armenian name for Javakheti), and Nakhchivan.[23] However, Javakhk (Javakheti) is not officially claimed by the government of Armenia.

A small number of Turkish Meskhetians returned to Georgia in recent years.[24] With little employment opportunities in the region, the re-migration caused tensions with the local Armenian population. In consequence, the Georgian authorities preferred to settle returning Turkish Meskhetians in other areas in the country.[24]

The Baku–Tbilisi–Ceyhan oil pipeline and South Caucasus gas pipeline[25] which passed through the region, has met opposition from local Armenians, as well as the planned Kars-Akhalkalaki-Baku railway as it isolates Armenia.Шаблон:Citation needed

Notable people

See also

References

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External links

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  17. ↑ ETHNIC GROUPS BY MAJOR ADMINISTRATIVE-TERRITORIAL UNITS Шаблон:Webarchive
  18. ↑ Шаблон:Georgian census 2014
  19. ↑ ACFC [Advisory Committee on the Framework Convention for the Protection of National Minorities] (2009) Opinion on Georgia. Adopted on 19 March 2009 (ACFC/OP/I(2009)001)
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