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Different information is available on the number of those who was
killed in the March-April, 1918 massacre in Shamakhi. Some sources indicate
the number as 7 thousand, some 8 thousand, while others 8-12, and even 40
thousand. The literature written in exile in 1920 noted up to 12 thousand,and
even 17 thousand in a different source, as the number of those who was killed in
Shamakhi. (30)
The Emergency Investigation Commission established by Azerbaijan
Democratic Republic determined the number of civilians, killed by Armenians
in the March-April, 1918in 58 villages of Shamakhi, where predominantly
Azerbaijanis lived, as the folio wings.
№
Name of the
villages
The number of human losses
Wounded
Male
Female
Children
1
Jayirli
40
20
15
4
2
Arabgadim
200
100
78
No
3
Jamjamli
15
5
6
No
4
Mırtı
4
1
-
5
Talısh -Malik
11
4
1
-
6
Mirikend
8
9
2
No
7
Sharadil
10
5
5
No
8
Gushchu
192
115
25
No
9
Shikhmazid
10
5
3
No
10
Upper Chagan
1
-
-
-
11
Agabayli
7
3
4
No
12
Garavalli
40
50
30
No
13
Barbar Navahi
15
10
5
No
14
Gorus -Chaparli
10
15
10
1
15
Kurdamir
25
-
-
-
16
Gonagkend
25
5
4
No
17
Ovjulu
5
10
12
No
18
Bagirli
80
150
140
No
19
Takali
360
412
150
No
20
Hajili
40
60
30
No
21
Dilman
300
235
50
No
22
Kalva
250
150
100
2
23
Khatman
60
40
20
No
24
Surakhani
11
3
6
No
25
Khasigara
46
20
16
No
26
Tirgan
300
40
20
No
27
Talishnuru
20
5
-
-
28
Serdakar
8
12
8
No
29
Zergeva
40
4
5
No
30
Khankendi
12
8
-
No
31
Tabiya
12
3
2
No
32
Makahi
6
1
1
No
33
Taglabiyan
7
22
7
No
34
Girdivan
10
5
7
No
35
Kalarag
1
-
-
-
53
36
Bizlan
50
30
20
No
37
Muji
150
50
25
No
38
Gıraltan
30
20
21
No
39
Pirgarachucka
4
3
5
No
40
Sulut
38
1
4
-
41
Zeyva
30
20
32
No
42
Nuran
30
50
37
No
43
Nuydi
40
7
10
No
44
Gashad
50
40
27
No
45
Sundi
250
-
-
-
46
Shikhlar
4
-
-
-
47
Balka
16
-
-
-
48
Agsu
200
-
-
-
49
Gamali
9
18
16
-
50
Malik chobani
10
-
-
-
51
Chukhanlı
52
-
-
-
52
Gurbanchı
93
-
-
-
53
Maraza
300
-
-
-
54
Nabır
60
-
-
-
55
Garaduzlu
8
-
-
-
56
Arabshahverdi
22
-
-
-
57
Chayli Vahidbeyli
5
-
-
-
58
Shikhzerli
?
-
-
-
Total
3632
1771
956
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According to the assessment of experts on records in the archive,
Armenians killed 8027 people in 53 villages of Shamakhi, of whom 4190
constituted male and 2560 female and 1277 children. According to our
assessment, the total material damage caused to these villages was 339.5
millionmanat of the time. Another source indicates that Armenians killed 7
thousand civilians in 72 villages of Shamakhi district, of whom 1653 were
female and 965 children. (31)
During this period, there were 120 villages of Shamakhi district, 86 of
which were exposed to the Armenian aggression. Evidently, due to the cease of
function, the Commission was not able to collect information on massacres in
the remaining 33 villages. Villages, on Shamakhi district, exposed to massacre
at the time are currently located in the areas of Shamakhi, Gobustan, Kurdemir,
Agsu and Ismayilli regions.
The 86 villages where Armenians committed crimes in Shamakhi
districtin 1918 are as follows:
Gabristandistrict (Gobustan) (19 villages) - Merezeli, Shikhlar,
Chukhanlı, Sundi, Merzendiye, Nabur, Tek-Haji Mammed Hussein, Yekekhana
Talib, Gurbanchı, Arabshahverdi, Arabshalbash, Jem-Jemli, Sikhzerli,
Garajuzlu, Tesi, Tekle-Mirzebaba, Bekle, Chayirli, Arabgadim.
Madrasa district (41 villages) - Guyzi, Chayli, Mirikend, Muganli,
Mırti, Talysh-Malik-Umud, Sheredil, Garavelli-Vahidbey, Meljek, Khınıslı,