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| {{Armenians}} | |||
| '''Armenians in Samtskhe-Javakheti''' are ethnic ] of Georgian nationality living in the ] region of the ], which borders the ] to the south and where ethnic Armenians form the great majority of the population with minority ] and populations of ] and others. | |||
| == Background == | |||
| Armenians in Samtskhe-Jevakheti believe they are victims of a policy to shift the region’s demographic balance as a number of Georgian families were settled there. Armenians also say they are underrepresented in the government and discriminated against.<ref></ref>. In reality however, majority of Armenians appeared in the region in the early 19th century as a result of Russian policy carried out by General Paskevich, of settling Christian's into the region, as the majority population of the region were pro-Turkish Georgian muslims. More Armenians came to region later on as a result of Turkish massacres. | |||
| There have been several protests and clashes with police about the treatment of the Armenians of Samtskhe-Jevakheti.<ref></ref> | |||
| The ] and ] which passed through the region, has met opposition from local Armenians, as well as the planned ] as it isolates Armenia. | |||
| The local Armenian ] has proposed a local autonomy for Javakheti within Georgia. The organization also proposed to hold a referendum on autonomy or secession of Javakheti in 1998. | |||
| Some Armenian political groupings of the Republic of ] and the ], amongst them most notably the ] (ARF) claim that Javakhk (Armenian name for Samtskhe-Javakheti) should belong to Armenia<ref></ref>, ] shall include all territories designated as Armenia by the ] as well as the regions of ] (]), ] (Armenian name for Samtskhe-Javakheti), and ].''<ref></ref> | |||
| However, Javakhk (Samtskhe-Javakheti) is not officially claimed by the government of Armenia. | |||
| == History == | |||
| Ethnic Armenians are chiefly concentrated in ] and ] districts. | |||
| At the beginning of 1918 in Akhalkalak region had 120,000 population, from which ] were 89,000 (74%), ] were 8,000 (7%), representatives of other nationalities 23,000 (19%) <ref>National Archive of Armenian Republic F200 list 1</ref> | |||
| During this period in Ahalkalak district there were 111 villages from which 66 were Armenian, 24 Turkish, 9 ], 10 ] (including former Armenian villages Vargav and Hzabavra, the population of which had assimilated with Georgians), and one village with the Armenian-Georgian mixed population. | |||
| Today, native Armenian population of ] and ] somehow tries to resist against the anti-Armenian policy of Georgian government. | |||
| In the first years of Soviet system ruling in Georgia, on the territory of today's Samtskhe-Javakheti region lived 200,402 persons. The region had following national structure: <ref>Tigran Sahakian, Political and spiritually-cultural destiny of Gugark-Goderdzakan ], from the beginning till 1980 years, Yerevan 2004, with-362</ref> | |||
| {| style="background:transparent;" cellspacing="4": | |||
| | 1. || ''']''' || 109, 748 (54.8%) </tr> | |||
| | 2. || ''']''' <br><small>(combined with all ])</small></br> || 57,079 (28.5%) </tr> | |||
| | 3. || ''']''' || 18,536 (9.2%) </tr> | |||
| | 4. || '''Other nationalities''' || 15,040 (7.5%) </tr> | |||
| |} | |||
| Thus, Armenians made overwhelming majority in Samtskhe-Javakheti, ] were 1/4 of the total population and ] - obvious minority. | |||
| In 1944 by decision of a government of the ] the ] population of Samtskhe-Javakheti (approximately 100,000 person) has been exiled to ] (] and ]). Their former residences have been populated by Georgians from ]<ref>{{ru icon}} V.E. Shambarov, ''Белогвардейшина"'', Moscow.: Publishing house "Eksmo-Press", 2002</ref>. From 120 villages left by Meskhetian Turks 115 were in ], ] and ] administrative areas from which 65 have been resettled by the alien Georgian population from ]. Other villages became basically thrown. Only 5 villages (Sagamo, Khavet, Erindja, Davnia, Karsep) were in Akhalkalak (4) and Bogdanovka (1) areas which in a consequence have been populated by Armenians. The Georgian local government forbade Armenian population to settle the thrown villages, and has agreed on it only when has seen, that the Georgian newcomers have flatly refused to settle and live there in these severe climatic conditions. | |||
| Today, there are numerous debates about returning the ] on former places of residing. It is necessary to note, that from those left 120 villages in 65 lives Georgians, about 50 settlements are thrown and now have already ruined, and only in 5 villages belonged Meskhetian Turks, now live Armenians. | |||
| Deportation nearby 100,000 Meskhetian Turks has noticeably changed demographic picture of Samtskhe-Javakheti. According to census of 1979 the population of region had approximately 190,000 person. ] were 124,000 (65.3%), ] 44,000 (23.2%), and others ], ], ], ], etc. | |||
| ;This table is a comparing table of Armenian population of Samtskhe-Javakheti in 1939, 1989, 2002. | |||
| {| class="wikitable" | |||
| | <center>'''District'''</center> | |||
| | Total, 1939 <ref>{{ru icon}} </ref> | |||
| | Armenians | |||
| | Armenians, % | |||
| | Total, 1989 <ref>{{hy icon}} </ref> | |||
| | Armenians | |||
| | Armenians, % | |||
| | Total, 2002 <ref></ref> | |||
| | Armenians | |||
| | Armenians, % | |||
| |- | |||
| | ] | |||
| | 64,655 | |||
| | 54,081 | |||
| | 83.6 | |||
| | 62,977 | |||
| | 57,209 | |||
| | 90.8 | |||
| | 60,975 | |||
| | 57,516 | |||
| | 94.3 | |||
| |- | |||
| | ] | |||
| | 55,490 | |||
| | 16,454 | |||
| | 29.7 | |||
| | 50,430 | |||
| | 25,753 | |||
| | 51 | |||
| | 46,134 | |||
| | 16,879 | |||
| | 36.6 | |||
| |- | |||
| | ] <small>(Bogdanovka)</small> | |||
| | 34,575 | |||
| | 27,376 | |||
| | 79.2 | |||
| | 32,064 | |||
| | 27,090 | |||
| | 84.5 | |||
| | 34,305 | |||
| | 32,857 | |||
| | 95.8 | |||
| |- | |||
| | ] | |||
| | 41.314 | |||
| | 0.942 | |||
| | 2.3 | |||
| | 19.598 | |||
| | 1.627 | |||
| | 8.3 | |||
| | 20.753 | |||
| | 0.698 | |||
| | 3.4 | |||
| |- | |||
| | ] | |||
| | 37.437 | |||
| | 3.946 | |||
| | 10.5 | |||
| | | |||
| | | |||
| | | |||
| | 32.422 | |||
| | 3.124 | |||
| | 9.6 | |||
| |- | |||
| | ] | |||
| | 40.286 | |||
| | 11.726 | |||
| | 29.1 | |||
| | 44.438 <ref>{{hy icon}} </ref> | |||
| | 12.671 | |||
| | 28.4 | |||
| | 20.888 | |||
| | 11.484 | |||
| | 55 | |||
| |- | |||
| | ] | |||
| | 32.644 | |||
| | 1.741 | |||
| | 5.3 | |||
| | 11.265 | |||
| | 2.068 | |||
| | 18.4 | |||
| | 13.01 | |||
| | 2.273 | |||
| | 17.5 | |||
| |- | |||
| ! TOTAL | |||
| ! 306.401 | |||
| ! 116.266 | |||
| ! 37.9 | |||
| ! 220.772 | |||
| ! 126.418 | |||
| ! 57.3 | |||
| ! 228.487 | |||
| ! 124.831 | |||
| !54.6 | |||
| |- | |||
| |} | |||
| ==See also== | |||
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| ==References== | |||
| {{Reflist}} | |||
| ==External links== | |||
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| {{Armenian diaspora}} | |||
| {{DEFAULTSORT:Armenians In Samtskhe-Javakheti}} | |||
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