Kurdistan Uezd

Kurdistan uezd
Red Kurdistan
Кӧрдӧйәзд, Kurduyezd
Кӧрдьстана Сор, Kurdistana Sor
1923–1929
Location of Kurdistan Uezd
CapitalLachin
Common languagesKurdish
Azerbaijani[1]
Russian
Ethnic groups
Kurds
Azeris
Religion
Islam
GovernmentSoviet administrative unit
Historical eraInterwar period
• Established
1923
• Disestablished
1929
CurrencySoviet ruble (SUR)
Today part ofAzerbaijan

Kurdistan Uezd,[a] also known colloquially as Red Kurdistan,[b] was a Soviet administrative unit within the Azerbaijan SSR that existed for six years from 1923 to 1929 and included the districts of Kalbajar, Lachin, Qubadli and part of Jabrayil.[2] It was part of Azerbaijan SSR, with the administrative center being in Lachin. It was briefly succeeded by the Kurdistan Okrug from 30 May to 23 July 1930.

  1. ^ "Курдистанский уезд (1926 г.) Родной язык". Retrieved November 5, 2014.
  2. ^ Yilmaz, Harun (September 3, 2014). "The Rise of Red Kurdistan". Iranian Studies. 47 (5): 799–822. doi:10.1080/00210862.2014.934153. ISSN 0021-0862. S2CID 163144462.


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