THE GREEKS OF MADAN

PART 2   PART 1

By Arman Hakobyan-Emofromidis

This article is about the Armenian Greeks who mostly live in the northern part of Armenia, and is a continuation of Part 1 . The presence of Greek settlements in Armenia is widely evident. The Greek villages were mostly concentrated around industrial towns and they played an important role not only in their respective communities, but also in developing the region as a whole. The Greek village of Madan is interesting on a research perspective due to its geographic location and historic past.

Madan's Greek population was always sizeable compared to other Greek villages in Armenia. This changed after the collapse of the Soviet Union when families from Madan began moving to Greece. Historically, the village was divided into quarters, such as Chakhmakhand, Patmanand, Panikovand, Ekipera etc.

The 1989 population census showed 363 households in Madan

This is the full list of families living in the village of Madan until the end of the last century where most of the inhabitants were Greek

The Feofanovs ( some Feofanovs live in Alaverdi, Akhtala, Shamlug, Bendik and surrounding villages, also in Vanadzor , Stepanavan, Tashir and Yerevan)
The Kharitovs
The Rakanovs
The Samarchevs
The Khaharalambovs
The Rusovs
The Adjamovs
The Akozmovs
The Nikolovs
The Panayotovs
The Iosifovs
The Khadjiosifovs
The Myshkedyanovs ( originally from Shamlug)
The Akritovs ( originally from Shamlug some Akritovs live in Yerevan)
The Apostolovs (originally from Shamlug)
The Muradovs ( some Muradov families live in Stepanavan)
The Pozovs (originally from Shamlug)
The Kityukovs (originally from Shamlug The Kityukovs live in Alaverdi, Yerevan)
The Shonovs ( many of Shonovs now live in Alaverdi , Akhtala, Shamlug and Yerevan)
The Tavadovs ( originally from Shamlug)
The Similidovs
The Chakhalovs
The Tuchkovs
The Sadakovs ( some Sadakovs have Armenian branch of family living in Madan- the Sadakyans)
The Lazarevs( Lazarevs also live in Alaverdi, Gyumri, Vanadzor, Stepanavan and Yerevan some of Lazarevs lived in Koghes)
The Djorykhovs
The Kerkhanadjevs
The Avramovs
The Avlastimovs
The Keshishevs
The Khadjevs
The Rafaelovs (some Rafaelovs live in Gymri and Yerevan)
The Ivanovs ( som Ivanovs live in Vanadzor, Tashir and Yerevan)
The The Komeshovs
The Azdarovs ( some Azdarovs live in Alaverdi and Yerevan)
The Mikhailovs
The Chakhmakhovs
The Aslanovs ( some Aslanovs also live in Alaverdi, Shamlug, Vanadzor, Stepanavan, Razdan and Yerevan)
The Fedorovs
The Batmanovs
The Aslanidis ( originally from Tsalka region of Georgia)
The Panastovs
The Khopshonosovs ( also live in Alaverdi and Yerevan)
The Kargaladjevs
The Iordamovs ( originally from Georgia)
The Vakhanelovs ( the Vakhanelovs also live in Akhtala, Shamlug, Bendik, Stepanavan, Vanadzor, Yerevan)
The Makrovs
The Kotanovs
The Sharmazanovs ( originally from Marneuli district of Georgia The Sharmazanovs also live in Alaverdi, Stepanavan, Yagdan, Vanadzor, Tashir and Yerevan)
The Amirovs (originally from Akhtala live in Yagdan)
The Khitarovs ( originally from Akhtala The Khitarovs live in Vanadzor, Razdan and Yerevan)
The Khashirovs( originally from Marneuli district of Georgia )
The Samoilovs
The Spiridonovs ( some Spiridonovs live in Vanadzor and Yerevan)
The Kilinkarovs ( originally from Tsalka region of Georgia some Kilinkarovs also live in surrounding villages )
The Aslamovs
The Kalandarovs

There were also some families of Armenian, Azeri, Georgian, Ukrainian and Laz ethnicity.

The Sadakyans
The Kirakosyans
The Akhverdevs
The Kurbanovs
Kravshenko family
Bedjiashvili family