Erivan Uyezd
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| Established | 1846 | |
| Abolished | 1918 | |
| Political status | Uyezd | |
| Region | Caucasus | |
| Area | 2,664 verst² | |
| Population (1897 census) | ||
| • Total | 150879 | |
| • Density | 56.6 inhab. / verst² | |
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The Erivansky Uyezd (Russian: Эриванский уезд; Armenian: Երևանի գավառ) was a county of the Erivan Governorate of the Caucasus Viceroyalty of the Russian Empire. It bordered the governorate's Echmiadzinsky and Surmalinsky Uyezds to the west, the Novobayazetsky Uyezd to the east, the Sharur-Daralagezsky Uyezd to the south, and Persia to the southwest. It included most of the Ararat Province and southern parts of the Kotayk Province of present-day central Armenia, the Sadarak District of the Nakhichevan exclave of present-day Azerbaijan, and the Aras corridor of the Aralık District of the Iğdır Province of present-day Turkey. Its administrative center was Erivan (the Armenian capital Yerevan).
The northeastern part of the uyezd was mountainous and rocky while the southwestern part consisted of steppes and plains. The southwestern part was watered by the Aras River with the lowest altitude of 2,667 ft (813 m) on the border with Sharur-Daralagezsky Uyezd. Erivan lied at 3,200 ft (980 m) above sea level, which was the highest point of the uyezd. Among the rivers discharging into the Aras were the Zanga, the Garni-chay, and the Vedi-chay, which usually dried out during the summers and became active in the winters.
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