Throughout 1918–1920, the uezd was heavily contested between forces of the First Republic of Armenia and Azerbaijan Democratic Republic. After the establishment of Soviet rule in 1920, the territory of the uezd was divided. Daralayaz (modern-day Vayots Dzor) became part of the Armenian SSR and Sharur became part of the Nakhichevan ASSR of the Azerbaijan SSR in accordance with the treaties of Moscow and Kars. Administrative divisions The subcounties (uchastoks) of the Sharur-Daralayaz uezd in 1913 were as follows: Demographics Russian Empire Census According to the Russian Empire Census, the Sharur-Daralayaz uezd had a population of 76,538 on , including 41,055 men and 35,483 women. The plurality of the population indicated Tatar to be their mother tongue, with significant Armenian and Kurdish speaking minorities. Kavkazskiy kalendar According to the 1917 publication of Kavkazskiy kalendar, the Sharur-Daralayaz uezd had a population of 90,250on , including 47,399 men and 42,851 women, 88,496 of whom were the permanent population, and 1,754 were temporary residents. The statistics indicated the uezd to be overwhelmingly Shia Muslim with a significant Armenian minority: Settlements According to the 1897 census, there were 58 settlements in the Sharur-Daralayaz uezd with a population over 500 inhabitants. The religious composition of the settlements was as follows: Notes References Bibliography Geographic history of Azerbaijan Vayots Dzor Province History of Nakhchivan Uezds of Erivan Governorate