The Kuba ''uezd'' was a county (''

uezd An uezd (also spelled uyezd or uiezd; rus, уе́зд ( pre-1918: уѣздъ), p=ʊˈjest), or povit in a Ukrainian context () was a type of administrative subdivision of the Grand Duchy of Moscow, the Tsardom of Russia, the Russian Empire, the ...

'') within the Baku Governorate of

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and then of

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and

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until its formal abolition in 1929 by Soviet authorities. The ''uezd'' was located in northern part of the Baku Governorate, bordering

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to the east, Elizavetpol Governorate to the west,

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to the north, the Geokchay, Shemakha, and

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''uezds'' to the south. The administrative center of the ''uezd'' was the city of Kuba (present-day

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Administrative divisions

The prefectures () of the Kuba ''uezd'' in 1917 were as follows:

Geography

The ''uezd'' was located on the northern slope of the eastern part of Greater Caucasus mountain range, mainly consisting of 3 main parts: Mountains, which occupies most parts of the south-west, foothills, covering most of the ''uezd'' from south-west to northeast, and lowlands, mostly in the areas bordering the Caspian Sea. The highest point in the ''uezd'', Shahdagh, is located at the western part of the ''uezd'' at 13,951 feet. The three main rivers in the ''uezd'' were Qudyal, Gilgil and Qusarchay. The Samur river formed the northern border.

History

After the capture of the Quba Khanate by the Russian forces in 1806, during the

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, the khanate was removed and was made a province of the Russian Empire. The ''uezd'' was created in 1840 and was initially made part of the Caspian Oblast in the same year, and later part of the Shamakhi Governorate in 1846. Due to an earthquake in Shamakhi in 1859, the centre of the Shamakhi Governorate was moved from Shamakhi to

and the governorate was renamed Baku Governorate. In 1918, after the collapse of the Russian Empire, Azerbaijan became part of

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. After the establishment of the Baku Commune in April 1918, Hopkirk, Peter. ''On Secret Service East of Constantinople: The Plot to Bring Down the British Empire'', Oxford University Press, 2001; , pp 304–5, 322 clashes began in the city of

and other ''uezds'' within the Baku Governorate, called the March Days, during which 12,000 Azerbaijanis and other Muslims and 2,500 Armenians died. On 28 May 1918, the

declared its independence and the ''uezd'' was kept as part of its administrative units. After the Red Army invasion of Azerbaijan in 1920, Azerbaijan was integrated into the

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and the ''uezd'' was abolished by Soviet authorities in 1929.

Demographics

Russian Empire Census

According to the Russian Empire Census, the Kuba ''uezd'' had a population of 183,242 on , including 96,771 men and 86,471 women. The plurality of the population indicated Tatar to be their mother tongue, with significant Tat, Kyurin, and Kazi-Kumukh speaking minorities.

''Kavkazskiy kalendar''

According to the 1917 publication of '' Kavkazskiy kalendar'', the Kuba ''uezd'' had a population of 198,204 on , including 105,556 men and 92,648 women, 196,077 of whom were the permanent population, and 2,127 were temporary residents:

Soviet census (1926)

In 1926, the population of the ''uezd'' rose to 189,916 people, of which 17,902 were urban and 172,014

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