Aghdznik
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Aghdznik (Armenian: Աղձնիք), also known as Altzniq or Arzanene, was a region of old Armenia that existed before AD 300, when it was ruled by Bakur (or Pakur). About 330 it was incorporated into Siunik.
Aghdznik was later a small Arab chiefdom in the 10th century, in Kurdistan (today East Turkey).
Hamdum, an Arab chief, conquered Altzniq and Amida (Diyarbakir), around 962. In 963 a sister of Hamdum whose name is not given in the original sources, governed the region for ten years.
The traditional 15 provinces of Historic Armenia:
1. Upper Armenia • 2. Sophene • 3. Aghdznik • 4. Turuberan • 5. Moxoene • 6. Corduene • 7. Parskahayk •
8. Vaspurakan • 9. Syunik • 10. Artsakh • 11. Paytakaran • 12. Utik • 13. Gugark • 14. Tayk • 15. Ayrarat
Other historical regions of Armenia:
Karin • Taron • Commagene • Armenian Mesopotamia • Norshirakan • Lesser Armenia • Cilicia
