Agulis massacre

Agulis massacre
Part of Muslim uprisings in Kars and Sharur–Nakhichevan
Town panorama in early 1900s
LocationYuxarı Əylis, Nakhchivan, Azerbaijan
Coordinates38°57′10″N 45°58′53″E / 38.95278°N 45.98139°E / 38.95278; 45.98139
DateDecember 24–25, 1919
TargetArmenian civilians
Attack type
Massacre
Deaths1,400[1]
PerpetratorsAzerbaijani authorities and locals and refugees from Zangezur[2]
MotiveAnti-Armenianism

The Agulis massacre (Armenian: Ագուլիսի ջարդեր) was a massacre of the Armenian population of Agulis (modern-day Yuxarı Əylis) by Azerbaijani state authorities and Azeri locals from Ordubad and refugees from Zangezur as part of the Muslim uprisings in Kars and Sharur–Nakhichevan against the First Republic of Armenia.[2] The attack, lasting from December 24 to December 25, 1919, resulted in the destruction of the town of Agulis.

  1. ^ Hovannisian 1982, p. 236-38.
  2. ^ a b Hovannisian 1982, p. 236.