Turuberan

Տուրուբերան
Province of Greater Armenia
189 BC–XI AD
Capital Malazgirt
History
 - Artaxias I declaring himself independent 189 BC
 - Seljuk conquests XI AD[1]

Turuberan was Greater Armenia's 4th province.

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History

Turuberan (Armenian: Տուրուբերան) was an Armenian region, that was part of the Kingdom of Armenia from 189 BC to 387 AD. Then it was part of Sassanid Empire, Byzantine Empire, Arab Caliphate, Kingdom of Armenia (Middle Ages), Zakarid Armenia, Ottoman Empire. A very large Armenian population remained until 1915's Armenian Genocide. Nowadays it is situated in Turkey's south-east. [2][3]

Division

Turuberan's territory was 25,008 km2 (10,000 sq mi). It had 16 cantons.

See also

References

  1. ^ http://hy.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D5%8F%D5%B8%D6%82%D6%80%D5%B8%D6%82%D5%A2%D5%A5%D6%80%D5%A1%D5%B6
  2. ^ Yerevan, 1973; "Taron-Turuberan" Vol. 12, Yerevan, 1984
  3. ^ http://hy.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D5%8F%D5%B8%D6%82%D6%80%D5%B8%D6%82%D5%A2%D5%A5%D6%80%D5%A1%D5%B6
Traditional provinces or Ashkhars
Other Armenian regions
Provinces during the reign of Tigranes the Great