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Armenia (historical region) |
Coordinates: |
| Lat: 39 57 14 N degrees minutes |
Lat: 39.9542 decimal degrees |
| Long: 044 33 00 E degrees minutes |
Long: 44.5501 decimal degrees |
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Note: Mountainous area in western Asia in modern Iran, Turkey and Armenia (formerly USSR); home to Vannic peoples by 2nd millenium BCE; later was ruled successively by Assyrians, Medes, Armenians, Media, Persians, Alexander, Rome, Byzantium and Ottomans. |
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| Armenia (preferred,C,O,English-P,U,N)
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| Armenia (Spanish,U)
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| Armenia (Italian,U)
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| Hayasdan (C,V)
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| Hayq (C,V)
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| Arménie (C,O,French)
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| Ուրարտու (C,V,Assyrian Neo-Aramaic,U)
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| māt Urarṭu (C,V)
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| Armenien (C,U,German)
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| Ἀρμενία (C,U,Ancient Greek)
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| Armina (H,O)
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............ | Old Persian |
| Greater Armenia (H,V)
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| Minni (H,O)
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............ | Biblical |
| Urartu (H,O)
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............ | Assyrian name for region |
| Van (H,O)
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............ | name of kingdom of ca. 1270-850 BC, coextensive with area |
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Asia (continent) (P) |
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Armenia (historical region) (P,H) Roman province 114-117 CE; also controlled by Rome intermittently before and after these dates |
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| historical region (preferred, C) |
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| nation (H) |
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area has been united as a nation intermittently several times from the 2nd millenium BCE to the 20th century |
| province (H) |
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of the Roman Empire, 114-117 CE |
| first level subdivision (H) |
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| former administrative division (C) |
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Related geographic places: |
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| distinguished from .... |
Urartu .......... (former nation/state/empire) |
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(World, Asia) [7593986] |
| historical connection .... |
Ani .......... (deserted settlement) |
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(World, Asia, Turkey, Kars) [7002350] |
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