The place name concordance below shows the Armenian settlements of Kars oblast (province) of the period 1900s/1910s, taken from late Imperial Russian gazetteers. It is designed to help Armenian family historians to locate their ancestral villages, and should be read in conjunction with the Google Map showing the same Armenian settlements under their current Turkish names.

The table gives a) the names as transliterated from the Russian Cyrillic in Imperial Russian official publications, b) their Armenian names in standard transliteration and c) their modern Turkish names.

All errors are the blogger’s own. Additions and corrections are welcomed.

 

Russian name	Armenian name	Modern Turkish name
Kars	Kars	Kars
Zaim	Zayim	Harmanlı
Matsra	Mazra	Mezra
Dahskovo	Dashkov	Yalinkaya
Norashen
Bulanikh	Bulangh	Bulanık
Kani-Key	Ghani	Gelirli
Karakala	Karakala	Merkezkarakale (Karakale)
Chermali	Chermali	Çerme
Berna	Berna	Koyunyurdu
Khas-Chiftlik	Khas-Chiftlik	Hasçiftlik
Gyarmali	Gyarmali	Kaynarlı
Giudali	Gyodali	Güdeli
Karakhach	Garaghach	Başkaya
Sogiutli-Abad	Abat-Sogyutli	Atayurdu
Chigirgyan	Chghrdan	Çığırgan
Khapanli	Ghapanli	Hapanlı
Bozgala	Bozgala	Bozkale
Begli-Akhmed	Beghli-Ahmed	Benliahmet
Orta-Kilisa	Ortakilisa	Ortalar
Kizil-Chakhchakh	Kzil-Chaghchagh	Akyaka (Garmirçağatsk)
Uzunkilisa	Uzunkilisa	Esenyayla
Aguzum	Aghuzum	Küçükaküzüm
Pirvali	Pirvali	Büyükpirveli (Eski Pirveli)
Odzhakh-Kuli	Ojakh-Ghuli	n/a (in Armenia)
Kiuruk-Dara	Ghyurakdara, Gyurakdara	Kürekdere
Paldirvan	Paldrvan	Duraklı
Parget (Bolshoy)	Metz Parkit	Büyükçatma
Bash-Shuragel	Bash-Shoragyal	Şetindurak
Tikhnis-Stariy	Hin Tegniz	Kalkankale
Tikhnis-Noviy	Nor Tegniz	Kalkankale
Ashaga-Kadiklyar	Nerkin Gyadiklar	Ayakgedikler
Bayrakhtar	Bayraktar	Bayraktar
Gamzakyarak	Ghamzakyarak	Hamzagerek
Gerkhana	Gorghana	Eşmeyazı
Araz-Ogli	Arazi	Arazoğlu
Dzhala	Jala	Esenkent
Adzham-Mavrak	Acham Mavrak, Ajam-Mavrag	Bekler
Karmirk-Vank	Karmir Vank	Yağıkesen
Koshevank	Khoshavank	n/a (in Armenia)
Kuyudzhuk	Ghuyujugh	Kuyucuk
Tazakent	Tazakend	Tazekent
Bash-Kadiklyar	Bash Gyadiklar	Başgedikler
Oguzli		Oğuzlu
Orta-Kadiklyar	Orta Gyadiklar	Ortagedikler
Agdzhakala	Aghjaghala	Akçakale
Kyadik-Satilmish	Gyadik-Satlmish	Gediksatilmiş
Parget (Maliy)	Pokr Parkit	Küçükçatma
Dolbant	Dolbandlu	Dölbentli
Baykara	Bayghara	Baykara
Bayburt	Bayburt, Paypert	Bayburt
Ortakala	Ortaghala	Ortakale
Sogiutli-Prut	Brut-Sogyutlu	Söğötlü
Yeski-Kazi, Eski-Kazi	Aksi-Ghazi	Eskigazi
Karamamed	Gharamahmed	n/a (in Armenia)
Bezirgyan	Beyirgan	Eskigeçit
Ardagan	Ardahan	Ardahan
Okam		Çayirbaşi
Urut	Urut	Bellitepe
Kagizman	Kaghzvan	Kağızman
Karabakh	Gharabagh	Karabağ
Kers	Gers	Günindi
Khar	Khar	Çallı
Yenidzha, Enidzha		Yenice
Karavank	Gharavank	Taşburun
Changli	Chankli	Çengilli
poselok Todan		Esenkır
Zirchi	Zrchi	Yağlıca
Pivik-Armyanskiy	Bvik	Karaboncuk
Laloy-Mavrak	Laloy-Mavra	Dolaylı
Pakran	Bagaran	Kilittaşi
Akryak	Agarak	Derinöz
Dzhalal	Jalal	Celal (Celalköy)
Zibni	Tzpni	Varlı
Digor	Tikor	Digor
Yelisavetinskoe, Elisavetinskoe	Elisaveta
Nakhichevan	Nakhichevan	Kocaköy
Kosha-Kilisa	Ghoshakilisa	Şehithalit
Khoperan	Goberan	Gecikmez
Shadevan	Shatevan	Belencik
Bashkey with poselok Cholakhli and Kara-Pungar	Cholaghli and Gharapunghar	Başköy, Çolaklı, Karapınar
Giulyantapa	Gyulantara	Beşyol
Sitagan	Stahan	Eşmeçayır
Akh-Kilisa	Aghkilisa
Armutli	Armutlu	Armutlu
Churuk	Churuk	Çardakçatı
Olti	Olti	Oltu
Dzhudzhurus	Jurjuris	Subatuk
Zardanes	Zardanes	Sarisaz
Tamrut	Temrut	Şendurak
Kubad-Yeriuk	Yoruk	Derebaşi
Akryak	Agarak	Sindiran
Pertus	Bardus	Zömrüt
Olor		Olur

 

 

This blog, concordance and map were first published on the bluebirdresearch website in 2011/12.