Dzhebrailsky Uyezd [SEP] dissolved or abolished
Dzhebrailsky Uyezd
Dzhebrailsky Uyezd () was one of the "uyezds" (administrative units) of Elisabethpol Governorate of the Russian Empire with its center in Jabrayil from 1868 until its formal abolition in 1921 by the Soviet authorities.
Geography.
Elisabethpol Governorate consisted of Yelizavetpolsky, Nukhisky, Shusha, Zangezur, Kazakhsky, Areshsky, Dzhebrailsky, and Dzhevanshirsky Uyezds Jabrayil uyezd was located in the southeastern part of Elisabethpol Governorate bordering its Shusha Uyezd on the north, Zangezur Uyezd on the west, Baku Governorate on the east and Persian
Middle East. At the 1926 Soviet Census, the uyezd had a total population of 51,426 people, with ethnic Kurds constituting 72.3% or 37,182 people. According to the same census, 92.5% of the population of the uyezd cited Turkic (Azerbaijani) language as their native tongue.
On April 8, 1929, the uyezd was dissolved. On May 30, 1930, Kurdistan Okrug was founded in its place. The okrug included the territory of former uyezd and also entire Zangilansky District and a part of Dzhebrailsky