Meysəri


Meysəri is a village and municipality in the Shamakhi District of Azerbaijan. It has a population of 624. The village had an Armenian population before the exodus of Armenians from Azerbaijan after the outbreak of the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict.
In Meysary there were two Armenian Apostolic churches: Surb Nshan and Surb Astvatsatsin. Surb Astvatsatsin was blown up in 1972.

Population

In the 19th and early 20th centuries, Meysari was predominantly an Armenian-populated village. According to various statistical and administrative sources:
YearHouseholds/FamiliesPopulationNotesSource
182018 familiesIncluded 7 native families, 1 kevkha, and 10 newcomer families from KarabakhDescription of the Shirvan Province, 1820
1855All residents were Armenian-Gregorians, speaking Armenian and "Tatar" Caucasian Calendar, 1856
1856–6459 households309 ArmeniansThe village had a church and a monasteryList of Settlements of the Russian Empire: Baku Governorate
187359 households397 ArmeniansCaucasus Data Collection, vol. 5
188687 households495 ArmeniansStatistical Data of the Transcaucasian Region, 1886
1911114 households779 ArmeniansBaku Governorate Statistical Collection, 1911
1914705 ArmeniansCaucasian Calendar, 1915
1921348 Armenians Some were absent at the time of the census1921 Agricultural Census of Azerbaijan, vol. 1, part 1