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Poochigian Family History & Genealogy
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Geography of
Our Armenian Homeland

Index

Part 1 - Introduction

Part 2 - Perri, Charsanjak, Dersim & The Armenian
                Village

Administrative Divisions

bluetri.gif (198 bytes)  Vilayets (Provinces)

bluetri.gif (198 bytes)  Sanjaks (Districts)

bluetri.gif (198 bytes)  Kazas or Livas (Counties)

bluetri.gif (198 bytes)  Nahiyes (Villages or Townships)

Perri (Charsanjak, Akpazar) Village

bluetri.gif (198 bytes) Location of Perri (Charsanjak, Akpazar)

bluetri.gif (198 bytes)  Perri River & Major Rivers

bluetri.gif (198 bytes) The Mountains

bluetri.gif (198 bytes) The Village of Perri

Charsanjak Kaza

Dersim Sanjak

Armenian Village & Family Organization

Part 3 - Kharpert Regions & the Cities of Kharpert
               & Elazig

Kharpert Regions

Plain of Kharpert

Kharpert Vilayet & Sanjak

Kharpert City

Elazig City

The Keban & Karakaya Dams

Part 4 - The Armenians & Armenian Language

The Armenians

Armenian Language

Part 5 - Historical Armenia and the Plateaus,
                Mountains & Rivers

Ancient & Historical Armenia

Armenian Plateau

Taurus Mountains

Perri, Murad, Euphrates & Tigris Rivers

Part 6 - Wilsonian Armenia, Armenian SSR &  the
                Republic of Armenia

Wilsonian Armenia

Armenian SSR

Republic of Armenia

Part 7 - The Republic of Turkey

Republic of Turkey

References

Introduction

The Poochigians are Armenians, one of the oldest races of history, and our Poochigian family originates from historical Armenia situated on the crossroads of Europe and Asia.  The members of the Poochigian family are descendants from Mikael (Kazanjian) Poochigian, who changed his surname from Kazanjian to Poochigian after Mikael relocated his family in Perri.  Based on family legend, it is believed that Mikael Kazanjian moved his family from an Armenian town north of Perri, possibly Erzinjan, to the village of Perri in the late 1700's to early 1800's.

Before immigrating to America in the late 1800's and early 1900's, our Poochigian ancestors lived in the village, or nahiye, of Perri (also called Charsandjak) on the Armenian Plateau in historical Armenia.  The village, or nahiye, of Perri was located in the larger kaza (region) of Charsandjak, the sanjak (district) of Dersim, and vilayet  (province) of Kharpert, which was a territory under the rule of the Ottoman Turks. 

Today, the village of Perri still exists in eastern Turkey and is called "Akpazar."  The municipality of Akpazar is located in the larger modern-day province of Tunceli.

Geography undoubtedly played a key role in the history and culture of Armenia and the Poochigian family.  The purpose of this article is to provide a/an:

1. Geographical overview of the homeland of the
    Poochigians, and other Armenians who originated
    from the area surrounding Perri, Charsandjak, Dersim,
    Kharpert, Armenia, and

2. Description of the land and the people of Armenia.

This report is a compilation of information, maps and photographs from a variety of sources, which are shown in the References section. 

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Part 2 - The Armenian Village
& Perri, Charsanjak, Dersim 

Last Updated 07/09/99

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