Turuberan
| Տուրուբերան | |
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| Province of the ancient kingdom of Armenia | |
| 189 BC–XI AD | |
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| Capital | Malazgirt |
| History | |
• Artaxias I declaring himself independent | 189 BC |
• Seljuk conquests | XI AD[1] XI AD |
| Today part of |  Turkey |
Turuberan (
Safavid Empire, and finally the Ottoman Empire. A very large Armenian population remained until the Armenian genocide in 1915. Currently it is situated in Turkey's south-east.[2][3]
Divisions
The area of Turuberan region was 25,008 km2 (10,000 sq mi).
It had 16 cantons:
- Khouyt
- Aspakunyats Dzor
- Taron
- Ashmunik
- Mardaghi
- Dastavork
- Tvaratsatap
- Dalar
- Hark
- Varazhnunik
- Bznunik
- Yerevark
- Kajberunik or Aghiovit
- Apahunik
- Koro Gavar
- Khorkhorunik
See also
- List of regions of old Armenia
- Kingdom of Armenia (antiquity)
References
- ^ hy:Տուրուբերան
- ^ Yerevan, 1973; "Taron-Turuberan" Vol. 12, Yerevan, 1984
- ^ hy:Տուրուբերան
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