Part three: central and western provinces of Erzurum vilayet and the cities of Erzurum (Karin) and Erznka
Summary
Gegham M. Badalyan
Keywords – Vilayet of Erzurum, Erzurum (city), Erznka (city), Erzurum province, Derdzhan province, Bayburt (Baberd) province, Kamakh province, İspir province, Kiskim (Berdagrak) province, Khotorjur (Sırakonak).
The article presents the list of the Armenian-populated areas by individual districts (Kaza in Turkish) in Western Armenia on the eve of the Armenian Genocide and villages (in the tour. Nahiye) in the vilayet of Erzurum. Lists are made up of the same principles that have been applied in the case of Van province: the list includes villages, churches, monasteries, schools and different information about the collections of manuscripts and books. In addition, it presents statistical data on the Armenian population in the most densely populated areas (city, district, town, village, large village).