HISTORICAL AND GEOGRAPHICAL SETTLEMENT CHARACTERISTICS OF THE MIL-MUGHAN ECONOMIC REGION

E.A. Bayramov

Institute of Geography named after academician H.A. Aliyev, Ministry of Science and Education. Baku, Azerbaijan

DOI: 10.59423/gnr.2025.49.88.011

Abstract

The article analyzes the historical settlement of the Mil-Mughan economic region, tracing its development stages from antiquity to the modern period, and explores the area’s historical and archaeological monuments. An analysis of the historical-geographical features of the Mil-Mughan plain highlights that a significant part of the territory was traditionally used as winter pastures. The study reveals that most permanent settlements were concentrated along the banks of the Kura and Araz rivers, while the establishment of new settlements in the early and mid-20th century was largely associated with the construction of new irrigation canals. The article also investigates demographic changes and migration processes from the 19th century up to the 1970s, as well as the founding of Russian villages in the winter pastures of the Shahsevan – considered the local population – resulting from Tsarist policies implemented in the Mughan region.

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Accepted for publication: June 10, 2025

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E.A. Bayramov – Historical and geographical settlement characteristics of the Mil-Mughan economic region. Geography and Natural Resources, №1 (23), 2025, pp. 76-81.