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Javakhk
Javakhk is the
province in the area of Gugark, Mets
Hayk countryside. The area of Javakh
consists of the Akhalkalak,
Ninotsminda, Aspindza regions. In
1829, Armenians from Erzrum and its
regions refuged to Javakhk. Now the
main population of Javakhk consists
of their offspring. Nowadays almost
140.000 Armenians are inhabited in
Javakhk.
There 112
Armenian schools in this area. Many
famous Armenians were born in
Javakhk. Among them are V. Teryan,
D. Demirchyan, etc.
Today, Javakhk is
the most underdeveloped and
impoverished region. It has the
highest rate of unemployment in the
country and the lowest rate of state
investment. There is no industry,
and agriculture is primitive.
The roads and
infrastructure in the region are
non-existent and it is easier to
reach Armenia than Tbilisi,
Georgia’s capital. Javakhk is a
geographic, economic and political
island, almost cut off from the rest
of the world.
The historic
Armenian regions of Akhalkalak and
Akhaltska lie in the southern part
of Georgia, bordering Armenia and
Turkey. Javakhk borders Ajaria in
the west and regions inhabited by
ethnic Azeris lie to the east.
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