Sharur-Daralagezsky Uyezd
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| Established | 1870 | |
| Abolished | 1917 | |
| Political status | Uyezd | |
| Region | Caucasus | |
| Area | 2,611.8 verst² | |
| Population (1897 census) | ||
| • Total | 76538 | |
| • Density | 29.3 inhab. / verst² | |
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Shahur-Daralagezsky Uyezd (Russian: Шарур-Даралагезский уезд) was one of the uyezds (administrative units) of Erivan Governorate of the Russian Empire with its center in Bash Norashen from 1870 until its formal abolition in 1918.
Erivan Governorate consisted of Erivansky, Alexandropolsky, Echmiadzinsky, Nakhchivansky, Novobayazetsky, Surmalinsky, and Sharur-Daralagezsky uyezds. Sharur-Daralagezsky Uyezd was located in the south central part of Erivan Governorate bordering its Erivansky and Novobayazetsky Uyezds in the north, Nakhchivansky in the south, Zangezursky and Javanshirsky uyezds of Elisabethpol Governorate in the east and Persian Empire on the southwest. The area of the uyezd was 2,611.8 square versts (2,972.4 km2). In general, the territory of the uyezd resembled a crater surrounded from the south, north and east by tall mountain ranges of the Lesser Caucasus. The plain which made up a small part of the uyezd was close to Aras river, into which the only river irrigating the plains, Arpa-chay discharged. The mountainous part of the territory was called Daralagoz (Azerbaijani: Daralagöz) and the lowland part was called Sharur (Azerbaijani: Şərur). Sharur constituted only 8.5% of the whole uyezd area. Arpa-chay starts at the southeastern tip of Lake Goycha and flows 107 verst before discharging into Araz, and has many tributaries, Alagoz-chay being the longest. The mountainous part of uyezd, approximately 12,150 desyatins is forested.
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