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Sipan, Armenia

Coordinates: 40°43′18″N 44°16′11″E / 40.72167°N 44.26972°E / 40.72167; 44.26972
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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
 • Total182
Time zoneUTC+4 (AMT)

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

Etymology

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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

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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

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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

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References

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  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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