Sipan, Armenia

Sipan
Սիփան
Sipan is located in Armenia
Sipan
Sipan
Sipan is located in Aragatsotn
Sipan
Sipan
Coordinates: 40°43′18″N 44°16′11″E / 40.72167°N 44.26972°E / 40.72167; 44.26972
CountryArmenia
ProvinceAragatsotn
MunicipalityAlagyaz
Population
 (2011)[1]
 • Total
182
Time zoneUTC+4 (AMT)

Sipan (Armenian: Սիփան) is a village in the Alagyaz Municipality of the Aragatsotn Province of Armenia.

Etymology

The village was previously known as Tamb (Թամբ), Pamb (Պամբ), Pambak (Պամբակ or Փամբակ), and Pamb Krdi (Փամբ Քրդի). It was renamed Sipan in 1978.[2]

History

During the period of the Russian Empire, the village was part of the Alexandropol Uezd of the Erivan Governorate, and became populated by Yazidi Kurds from the Kars region.[2]

In May 1918, the Ottomans crossed the river of Arpachay (Akhuryan) to wage a brief war against the Yerevan Republic. One column seized the city of Alexandropol and advanced north towards Mount Aragats, where 80 Yazidis got massacred in Pampa Kurda (Sipan).[3]

Demographics

The village is mostly populated by Yazidi Kurds.[2]

Year Population
1873 292[2]
1897 382[2]
1939 443[2]
1959 350[2]
1979 473[2]
1989 391[2]
2001 264[2]
2011 182[1]

Notable people

References

  1. ^ a b Statistical Committee of Armenia. "The results of the 2011 Population Census of the Republic of Armenia" (PDF).
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i j "Սիփան" (PDF) (in Armenian). Retrieved 25 June 2022.
  3. ^ Guest. (2012). Survival Among The Kurds. Taylor and Francis. p. 191. ISBN 978-1-136-15729-5. OCLC 823379895.
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