''Ashkharatsuyts'' or ''Ašxarhac′oyc′'' (Աշխարհացոյց
(traditional
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); Աշխարհացույց
(reformed
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)), often translated as ''Geography'' in English sources, is an early
Medieval Armenian illustrated book by
Anania Shirakatsi. It is about the geography of
Armenia,
Georgia,
Iran,
Iraq, etc.
''Ashkharatsuyts'' is the oldest book in
Matenadaran on geography.
The Heritage: Geography
. Matenadaran. Accessed October 28, 2009.
See also
* Geography of Armenia
Armenia is a landlocked country in West Asia, situated in the Transcaucasus region of the South Caucasus, bordered on the north and east by Georgia and Azerbaijan and on the south and west by Iran, Azerbaijan's exclave Nakhchivan, and Turkey.
...
External links
The Geography, to which is added a selection of Vardan's fables called Aluesagirk.
1668, Amsterdam
References
Armenian books
Matenadaran
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