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Eruandhuni
Hayots Dzor (, literally "the valley of the Armenians") or Eruandunik/Yervandunik (, from the name of the Orontid dynasty) was a canton (''gavar'') of the province of Vaspurakan of historical Armenia encompassing the area to the southeast of Lake Van, namely the valley of the Khoshab (Hoşap) River. It was bordered by the cantons of Rshtunik to the southwest, Tosp to the north, and Kughanovit to the east. Armenian folk tradition holds the region to be the site of the legendary battle between the Armenian patriarch Hayk and the Babylonian ruler Bel. Hayk is said to have founded the fortress of Haykʻ or Haykaberd (traditionally identified with the ruins of the Urartian fortress of Sardurihinili) at the site of the battle, in honor of which Hayots Dzor was named. The inhabitants of region irrigated their fields using the Khoshab River and the Shamiram Canal, which was built during the time of the Kingdom of Urartu. Hayots Dzor was populated almost entirely by Armenians until the 1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Regions Of Ancient Armenia
This is a list of regions and or districts of ancient Armenia. A *Aghdznik *Aliovit * Amatunik * Angl * Andzevaciq * Andzith * Aragatzotn * Aranean * Aravelean * Arsharuni *Arsharunik *Armenian Mesopotamia *Artaz * Artokh * Artsakh *Artzruni *Ashotsk *Ayrarat B *Bagrevand * Baluni *Basean *Belahuit *Bznuniq C *Chamchwilde * Shirak *Corduene D *Daranali *Dariunq *Degiq *Dimaksean * Djahan * Djidjrakatsi * Dyarbekir * Dzophq E * Ekeleatzi * Endzaiatsi * Eruandhuni G * Gabelian *Gardman * Garithaianik * Gentuni *Gugark H *Hachdeanq * Hanzith K *Kamsarakan * Karbelian * Karin * Karqayin * Kajberuni * Kenuni *Khorkhoruni *Korduq L *Lesser Armenia M * Malkaz *Manavazian * Mandakuni *Martuni Province * Marzpetuni * Metz_Aghbak *Moxoene N * Norshirakan O * Oghuzstan * Olnut * Orduniq P *Pahlavuni *Parspatunik *Persarmenia Q * Qolian R * Raphsonian * Remposian * Rshtuniq S *Saharuni * Sanasun * Selkuniq * Seruantztian *Sophene * Spanduni * Sper (Armenia) * Syunik T *Tashir ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rshtunik
Rshtunik ( hy, Ռշտունիք) was a canton (''gavar'') of the province of Vaspurakan of historical Greater Armenia, Armenia, encompassing the area on the southern coast of Lake Van, which was also referred to as ''Ṛshtuniatsʻ Tsov'' ("Sea of Rshtunik"), as well as Akdamar Island, Aghtamar Island. It was located to the east of the canton of Andzevatsik, Andzevatsʻikʻ, to the north of Moxoene, Mokkʻ (Moxoene), to the west of Eruandhuni, Hayotsʻ Dzor, and to the east of Yerevarkʻ of Turuberan province. It was ruled by the Rshtuni (also referred to as Rashduni) noble house until the ninth century. The name of the region is likely connected with the name of Urartu/Urashtu, the Iron Age kingdom that was centered on the coastal regions around Lake Van. Rshtunik covered a mountainous region filled with river rapids, fertile lands, and rich mines. It was also home to a royal residence of the king of Armenia called ''Ostan Ṛshtuniatsʻ'', located directly across from Aghtamar I ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hamidian Massacres
The Hamidian massacres also called the Armenian massacres, were massacres of Armenians in the Ottoman Empire in the mid-1890s. Estimated casualties ranged from 100,000 to 300,000, Akçam, Taner (2006) '' A Shameful Act: The Armenian Genocide and the Question of Turkish Responsibility'' p. 42, Metropolitan Books, New York resulting in 50,000 orphaned children. The massacres are named after Sultan Abdul Hamid II, who, in his efforts to maintain the imperial domain of the declining Ottoman Empire, reasserted pan-Islamism as a state ideology. Although the massacres were aimed mainly at the Armenians, in some cases they turned into indiscriminate anti-Christian pogroms, including the Diyarbekir massacres, where, at least according to one contemporary source, up to 25,000 Assyrians were also killed.. The massacres began in the Ottoman interior in 1894, before they became more widespread in the following years. The majority of the murders took place between 1894 and 1896. The m ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gürpınar, Van
Gürpınar ( ku, Payizawa/Xawesor, hy, Հայոց Ձոր, translit=Hayots' Dzor) is a village and district of Van Province in Turkey. The administrative center is located south of the provincial capital Van. With an area of 4,700 km2, Gürpınar is the largest district of Turkey. It has 79 villages and several places of historical interest. Much of the residents of this area speak Kurmanji, the most commonly spoken dialect of the Kurdish language. The current mayor is Hayrullah Tanış from the Justice and Development Party (AKP). The current kaymakam Fatih Sayar was appointed in August 2019. Name The area's old Armenian name is Hayots Dzor ( hy, Հայոց Ձոր, meaning "Valley of the Armenians"). Its Kurdish name is Payizava; however, the Armenian-derived Xawesor is also used. The titular village of Gürpınar itself was also known to Armenians as Kghzi (, meaning "island", due to it being surrounded by the Shamiram Canal). History In Armenian mythology, Hayots Dzor is ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Edremit, Van
Edremit ( ku, Artemêt; hy, Արտամետ, Artamet), is a district in the Van Province of Turkey. The district's central town which has the same name is situated on the coast of Lake Van at a distance of from the city of Van. Government Gülcan Kaçmaz Sayyiğit from the Peoples' Democratic Party (HDP) was elected mayor at the local elections in March 2019. In September 2019 five council members of the HDP were dismissed and replaced with trustees. The Kaymakam is Muhammet Fuat Türkman. Etymology The current name of Edremit derives from the Armenian name Artamet, which literally means "Near the Fields" in Armenian, as it lies near the fields of grape and apple trees on the coastline of lake Van. The Greek name for Edremit is Adramyttion (Άδραμύττιον, Latin: ''Adramyttium''). Greeks connect this name with the ancient Greek goddess Artemis. In pre-Christian times, there was a temple in the area dedicated to the goddess Anahit, who was sometimes identified with A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dönemeç
Dönemeç (; ) is a village in the Edremit district of Van Province in Turkey. It is located on the right bank of the at a distance of 15 kilometers from the town of Edremit. Name The village was originally called Engil, from the Armenian name of the village Anggh (variations include ''Ang, Angegh,'' and ''Anguyl''), which literally means "vulture" in Armenian. The village was supposedly named this because of the large number of vultures living in the area. It was renamed Dönemeç during the republican era. Geography Dönemeç is located 7 kilometers away from the coast of Lake Van, on the right bank of the Engil River, also called the Dönemeç or Hoşap River (historically known as the Khoshab or Anggh River in Armenian). The village is about 1660 to 1685 meters above sea level. History The village was historically populated by Armenians and fell into the Hayots Dzor canton of the Vaspurakan province of historical Armenia. There are a number of ruined churches and mona ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gevaş
Gevaş ( hy, Ոստան, lit= rincelycourt, translit=Vostan, ku, Westan) is a district of Van Province of Turkey. It is located on the south shore of Lake Van. In the last elections of March 2019, Murat Sezer from the Justice and Development Party (AKP) was elected Mayor. As Kaymakam, Hamit Genç was appointed by President Recep Tayyip Erdoĝan in July 2019. Historically, Gevaş was for some time the main town of the Armenian kingdom of Vaspurakan and later between the 14th and 15th centuries the centre of a small Kurdish emirate. In their time the settlement had moved nearer to the lake. Later the town was incorporated in the Ottoman Empire. Before World War I World War I (28 July 1914 11 November 1918), often abbreviated as WWI, was one of the deadliest global conflicts in history. Belligerents included much of Europe, the Russian Empire, the United States, and the Ottoman Empire, with fightin ..., the district had a Muslim majority with a large Christian Armenian m ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Research On Armenian Architecture
Research on Armenian Architecture (RAA) is a non-governmental organisation NGO (Foundation since 2010) established in Aachen, Germany, in 1982 by Dr. Armen Hakhnazarian. Long before its official creation, RAA interests and activities have been carried out since the late 1960s. In 1996, RAA USA was founded, followed by RAA Armenia in 1998. Until 2020, Samvel Karapetian was the director of the RAA-Armenia. Jora Manucharian is currently the chairman of the board of trustees of the foundation, and RAA-Armenia is governed by a board of directors: Emma Abrahamian (Samvel's wife), managing director; Raffi Kortoshian, co-director administrative and publications; Ashot Hakobyan, co-director architectural activities; Armen Gevorgyan, co-director computers and technology Activities Research on Armenian Architecture (RAA) investigates, and documents Armenian monuments located outside the borders of present-day Armenia, namely in Historical Armenia (the Armenian districts of Turkey, Ira ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Armenian Genocide
The Armenian genocide was the systematic destruction of the Armenians in the Ottoman Empire, Armenian people and identity in the Ottoman Empire during World War I. Spearheaded by the ruling Committee of Union and Progress (CUP), it was implemented primarily through the mass murder of around one million Armenians during death marches to the Syrian Desert and the Forced conversion, forced Islamization of Armenian women and children. Before World War I, Armenians occupied a protected, but subordinate, place in Ottoman society. Large-scale massacres of Armenians occurred Hamidian massacres, in the 1890s and Adana massacre, 1909. The Ottoman Empire suffered a series of military defeats and territorial losses—especially the 1912–1913 Balkan Wars—leading to fear among CUP leaders that the Armenians, whose homeland in the eastern provinces was viewed as the heartland of the Turkish nation, would seek independence. During their invasion of Caucasus campaign, Russian and Per ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Orontid Dynasty
The Orontid dynasty, also known as the Eruandids or Eruandunis, ruled the Satrapy of Armenia until 330 BC and the Kingdom of Armenia from 321 BC to 200 BC. The Orontids ruled first as client kings or satraps of the Achaemenid Empire and after the collapse of the Achaemenid Empire established an independent kingdom. Later, a branch of the Orontids ruled as kings of Sophene and Commagene. They are the first of the three royal dynasties that successively ruled the antiquity-era Kingdom of Armenia (321 BC–428 AD). Historical background Some historians state that the Orontids were of Iranian origin, and suggest that it held dynastic familial linkages to the ruling Achaemenid dynasty. Throughout their existence, the Orontids stressed their lineage from the Achaemenids in order to strengthen their political legitimacy. Other historians state the Orontids were of Armenian origin, while according to Razmik Panossian, the Orontids probably had marriage links to the rulers of Persia an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Urartu
Urartu (; Assyrian: ',Eberhard Schrader, ''The Cuneiform inscriptions and the Old Testament'' (1885), p. 65. Babylonian: ''Urashtu'', he, אֲרָרָט ''Ararat'') is a geographical region and Iron Age kingdom also known as the Kingdom of Van, centered around Lake Van in the historic Armenian Highlands. The kingdom rose to power in the mid-9th century BC, but went into gradual decline and was eventually conquered by the Iranian Medes in the early 6th century BC. Since its re-discovery in the 19th century, Urartu, which is commonly believed to have been at least partially Armenian-speaking, has played a significant role in Armenian nationalism. Names and etymology Various names were given to the geographic region and the polity that emerged in the region. * Urartu/Ararat: The name ''Urartu'' ( hy, Ուրարտու; Assyrian: '; Babylonian: ''Urashtu''; he, אֲרָרָט ''Ararat'') comes from Assyrian sources. Shalmaneser I (1263–1234 BC) recorded a campaign in wh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vaspurakan
Vaspurakan (, Western Armenian pronunciation: ''Vasbouragan'') was the eighth province of the ancient kingdom of Armenia, which later became an independent kingdom during the Middle Ages, centered on Lake Van. Located in what is now southeastern Turkey and northwestern Iran, the region is considered to be the cradle of Armenian civilization. Name The name Vaspurakan is of Iranian origin. It is related of the Middle Persian word ''vāspuhr'', meaning "senior, heir, prince". In Middle Persian, ''vāspuhrakān'' referred to the top nobility of the Sasanian Empire. In Armenian, ''vaspurakan'' was also rarely used as an adjective meaning "noble"; for example, ''vaspurakan gund'' ("army/troop of nobles"). Thus, Vaspurakan can be translated as "noble land" or "land of princes". Alternative interpretations of the name include "having a special position" or "royal domain". Armenologist Heinrich Hübschmann considered it likely that the name originated as a shortening of the ''koghmn Va ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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