{{italic title|string=uezd}} {{Infobox settlement | area_total_km2 = 2,638.21 | established_date = 1874 | established_title = Established | extinct_date = 1929 | extinct_title = Abolished | image_map = Aresh Uyezd of Elisabethpol Governorate.png | image_shield = Coat_of_Arms_of_Yelizavetpol_Governorate.png | map_caption = Location in the Elizavetpol Governorate | mapsize = 220px | name = Aresh ''uezd'' | native_name = Арешскій уѣздъ | native_name_lang = ru | population_as_of = 1916 | population_density_km2 = auto | population_rural = 100.00% | population_total = 99,400 | seat = Aresh<br>(present-day Agdash) | seat_type = Capital | settlement_type = ''Uezd'' | subdivision_name = Russian Empire | subdivision_name1 = Caucasus | subdivision_name2 = Elizavetpol | subdivision_type = Country | subdivision_type1 = Viceroyalty | subdivision_type2 = Governorate | total_type = Total }}

The '''Aresh ''uezd''''',{{efn|{{bulleted list|{{Langx|ru|Аре́шскій уѣ́здъ|translit=Aréshsky uyézd|label=Russian}}|{{Langx|az-Arab|آریش قضاسی|translit=Āreş qaz̤āsı|translit-std=ALA-LC}}<ref>{{Cite book |url=http://elib.shpl.ru/ru/nodes/91220 |title=Азербайджанская сельскохозяйственная перепись 1921 года |publisher=Azerbaijani Central Statistical Bureau |year=1922 |location=Baku |page=64 |language=ru, az |trans-title=1921 Azerbaijani agricultural census |chapter=Выпуск 15-й. Арешский уезд. |trans-chapter=Part 15. Aresh uezd. |chapter-url=http://elib.shpl.ru/ru/nodes/90888-t-1-vyp-15-areshskiy-uezd-1922#mode/inspect/page/70/zoom/4 |via=State Public Historical Library of Russia}}</ref>}}}} later known as the '''Agdash ''uezd''''',{{efn|{{bulleted list|{{Langx|ru|Агдашский уезд|translit=Agdashskiy uyezd}}|{{Langx|az-Arab|آغداش قضاسی|translit=Āğdāş qaz̤āsı|translit-std=ALA-LC}}<ref>{{Cite book |url=http://elib.shpl.ru/ru/nodes/91222|publisher=Azerbaijani Central Statistical Bureau |title=Перепись просветительных учреждений Азербайджана 31 января 1922 года: списки просветительных учреждений. |year=1922 |location=Baku |pages=13 |language=ru, az |trans-title=Census of educational institutions of Azerbaijan on 31 January 1922: lists of educational institutions. Part 1. Educational institutions. |chapter=Выпуск 1-й. Учебные заведения. |trans-chapter=Part 1. Educational institutions. |chapter-url=http://elib.shpl.ru/ru/nodes/90916-vyp-1-uchebnye-zavedeniya-1922#mode/inspect/page/19/zoom/4 |via=State Public Historical Library of Russia}}</ref>}}}} was a county (''uezd'') of the Elizavetpol Governorate of the Russian Empire and later of the Azerbaijan Democratic Republic with its center in Aresh (present-day Agdash) from 1874<ref>{{cite book |title=Крестьянская реформа в Азербайджане в 1870 году |trans-title=Peasant reforms in Azerbaijan in 1870 |last1=Agaian |first1=Tshatur |year=1956 |publisher= National Academy of Sciences of Azerbaijan SSR |location=Baku, Azerbaijan |page= 61 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=mCpBAAAAIAAJ&q=%D0%9A%D1%80%D0%B5%D1%81%D1%82%D1%8C%D1%8F%D0%BD%D1%81%D0%BA%D0%B0%D1%8F+%D1%80%D0%B5%D1%84%D0%BE%D1%80%D0%BC%D0%B0+%D0%B2+%D0%90%D0%B7%D0%B5%D1%80%D0%B1%D0%B0%D0%B9%D0%B4%D0%B6%D0%B0%D0%BD%D0%B5+%D0%B2+1870+%D0%B3%D0%BE%D0%B4%D1%83 |access-date=2013-04-09}}</ref> until its formal abolition in 1929 by Soviet authorities.<ref>{{Cite EB1911|wstitle= Elisavetpol (government) |volume= 9 | page= 280; see three lines from end |quote=The government is divided into eight districts, Elisavetpol, Aresh......}}</ref><ref name=Aresh>{{cite web |url=http://gatchina3000.ru/brockhaus-and-efron-encyclopedic-dictionary/000/773.htm |title= Большой энциклопедический словарь Брокгауза и Ефрона. Агдаш |trans-title=Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedia Dictionary. Agdash |access-date=2011-08-05}}</ref>

==Geography== The Aresh ''uezd'' was located in the northeastern section of Elizavetpol Governorate, on the eastern bank of the Kura River, bordering the Baku Governorate to the east, the Nukha uezd to the north, the Elizavetpol uezd to the northwest and Jebrail uezd to the southwest. The area of the ''uezd'' was 2822.9 square verst. The territory of the county was mainly made up of lowlands.<ref name=Brockhaus>{{cite web |url= http://gatchina3000.ru/big/005/5123_brockhaus-efron.htm |title= Большой энциклопедический словарь Брокгауза и Ефрона. Арешский уезд |trans-title=Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedia Dictionary. Areshsky Uyezd |access-date=2011-08-05}}</ref> The county capital was initially in Uchkovakh, later being moved to Agdash, which was considered the largest cotton-trading center in the lowlands of Transcaucasia.<ref name=Aresh/>

==History== The territory of Aresh ''uezd'' was located in the Turyanchay River basin. The area was called ''Aresh'' ({{langx|az|Ərəş}}) in the Middle Ages and formed a part of Shirvan Baylarbaylik which was gradually made significantly weaker after repeated Ottoman-Safavid conflicts on its territory, eventually being subdued into the Shaki Khanate in the 1750s.

After the establishment of Russian rule, Aresh was a part of Nukha ''uezd'' of Baku Governorate, however, in 1874, the territory was detached and established as a separate Aresh ''uezd'' of the newly established Elizavetpol Governorate in 1868.

The Aresh ''uezd'' was formally abolished by Soviet authorities in 1929, and superseded by the Agdash Rayon, which was established in its place in 1930.<ref>{{cite book |title=История государства и права Азербайджанской ССР |trans-title=History of State and Law of Azerbaijan SSR |volume= 1 |last1=Khalafov |first1=M.S. |year=1964 |publisher= National Academy of Sciences of Azerbaijan SSR. Institute of Philosophy and Law |location=Baku, Azerbaijan |page= 46 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=hWk5AQAAIAAJ&q=%D0%98%D1%81%D1%82%D0%BE%D1%80%D0%B8%D1%8F+%D0%B3%D0%BE%D1%81%D1%83%D0%B4%D0%B0%D1%80%D1%81%D1%82%D0%B2%D0%B0+%D0%B8+%D0%BF%D1%80%D0%B0%D0%B2%D0%B0+%D0%90%D0%B7%D0%B5%D1%80%D0%B1%D0%B0%D0%B9%D0%B4%D0%B6%D0%B0%D0%BD%D1%81%D0%BA%D0%BE%D0%B9+%D0%A1%D0%A1%D0%A0 |access-date=2013-04-09}}</ref>

== Administrative divisions == The subcounties (''uchastoks'') of the Aresh ''uezd'' in 1912 were as follows:{{sfn|Кавказский календарь на 1913 год|pp=152–159}} {| class="wikitable sortable" !Name !1912 population !Area |- |1-y uchastok ({{Langx|ru|1-й участокъ|label=none}}) | align="right" |34,078 |{{Convert|575.84|verst2|km2 mi2|lk=on}} |- |2-y uchastok ({{Langx|ru|2-й участокъ|label=none}}) | align="right" |28,410 |{{Convert|890.66|verst2|km2 mi2|lk=on}} |- |3-y uchastok ({{Langx|ru|3-й участокъ|label=none}}) | align="right" |10,420 |{{Convert|851.60|verst2|km2 mi2|lk=on}} |}

== Economy == The population was engaged primarily in agricultural farming and gardening. During summers, they would take the cattle to the mountains and return only in September. Wool production played an important role in the economy of uezd.<ref name="Brockhaus" />

== Demographics ==

=== Russian Empire Census === According to the Russian Empire Census, the Aresh ''uezd'' had a population of 67,277 on {{OldStyleDate|28 January|1897|15 January}}, including 36,623 men and 30,654 women. The plurality of the population indicated Tatar{{Caucasian Tatars}} to be their mother tongue, with significant Armenian and Kyurin (Lezgian) speaking minorities.<ref name=":0">{{cite web |title=Первая всеобщая перепись населения Российской Империи 1897 г. Распределение населения по родному языку и уездам Российской Империи кроме губерний Европейской России |trans-title=First All Russian Imperial Census of 1897. Population split according to languages spoken; uyezds of Russian empire except for governorates in European part of empire |url=https://demoscope.ru/weekly/ssp/emp_lan_97_uezd.php?reg=378 |access-date=2013-04-09}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=АРЕШСКИЙ УЕЗД (1897 г.) |trans-title=Areshskiy Uyezd (1897) |url=http://www.ethno-kavkaz.narod.ru/aresh1897.html |access-date=2011-08-05}}</ref> {| class="wikitable sortable" |+Linguistic composition of the Aresh ''uezd'' in 1897<ref name=":0" /> !Language !Native speakers !% |- |Tatar{{Efn|name=Caucasian Tatars}} | align="right" |47,133 | align="right" |70.06 |- |Armenian | align="right" |13,822 | align="right" |20.54 |- |Kyurin | align="right" |5,869 | align="right" |8.72 |- |Russian | align="right" |155 | align="right" |0.23 |- |Kazi-Kumukh | align="right" |128 | align="right" |0.19 |- |Avar-Andean | align="right" |71 | align="right" |0.11 |- |Jewish | align="right" |34 | align="right" |0.05 |- |Greek | align="right" |8 | align="right" |0.01 |- |Persian | align="right" |8 | align="right" |0.01 |- |Georgian | align="right" |8 | align="right" |0.01 |- |Belarusian | align="right" |7 | align="right" |0.01 |- |Polish | align="right" |6 | align="right" |0.01 |- |Udi | align="right" |4 | align="right" |0.01 |- |German | align="right" |1 | align="right" |0.00 |- |Other | align="right" |23 | align="right" |0.03 |- !TOTAL !67,277 !100.00 |}

=== ''Kavkazskiy kalendar'' === According to the 1917 publication of ''Kavkazskiy kalendar'', the Aresh ''uezd'' had a population of 99,400 on {{OldStyleDate|14 January|1916|1 January}}, including 53,144 men and 46,256 women, 97,280 of whom were the permanent population, and 2,180 were temporary residents. The statistics indicated Sunni Muslims to be the overwhelming majority of the population of the county with significant Armenian and Shia Muslim minorities:{{sfn|Кавказский календарь на 1917 год|pp=190–197}} {| class="wikitable sortable" !Nationality !Number !% |- |Sunni Muslims{{Efn|Primarily Turco-Tatars.{{sfn|Hovannisian|1971|p=67}}}} | align="right" |62,155 | align="right" |62.53 |- |Armenians | align="right" |19,161 | align="right" |19.28 |- |Shia Muslims{{Efn|Primarily Tatars.{{sfn|Hovannisian|1971|p=67}}}} | align="right" |16,935 | align="right" |17.04 |- |Russians | align="right" |1,047 | align="right" |1.05 |- |Roma | align="right" |37 | align="right" |0.04 |- |Asiatic Christians | align="right" |30 | align="right" |0.03 |- |Jews | align="right" |15 | align="right" |0.02 |- |Other Europeans | align="right" |13 | align="right" |0.01 |- |Georgians | align="right" |7 | align="right" |0.01 |- !TOTAL !99,400 !100.00 |}

== Notes == {{notelist}}

==References== {{Reflist}}

== Bibliography == {{Refbegin}} *{{Cite Armenia and Imperial Decline}} *{{Hovannisian: The Republic of Armenia|volume=1}} *{{Cite Kavkazskiy Kalendar 1913}} *{{Cite Kavkazskiy Kalendar 1917}} *{{Cite Atlas of the Ethno-Political History of the Caucasus}} {{Refend}}

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