Paytakaran

Paytakaran was the easternmost province of the ancient kingdom of Armenia

Paytakaran (Armenian: Փայտակարան, romanized: Pʻaytakaran) was the easternmost province (nahang or ashkharh) of the Kingdom of Armenia.[1][2] The province was located in the area of the lower courses of the Kura and Arax rivers, adjacent to the Caspian Sea. It corresponded to the territory known as Caspiane to Greco-Roman sources (Kaspkʻ or Kazbkʻ in Armenian sources).[1][3] Today, the area is located in the territory of modern-day southeastern Azerbaijan and northwestern Iran. The centre of the province was the town of Paytakaran, after which it was named.[3][4]

  1. ^ a b Harutyunyan, B. (1986). "Pʻaytakaran". In Hambardzumyan, Viktor (ed.). Soviet Armenian Encyclopedia (in Armenian). Vol. 12. Yerevan. pp. 301–302.{{cite encyclopedia}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  2. ^ Hakobyan, T. Kh.; Melik-Bakhshyan, St. T.; Barseghyan, H. Kh. (2001). "Pʻaytakaran". Hayastani ev harakitsʻ shrjanneri teghanunneri baṛaran [Dictionary of toponymy of Armenia and adjacent territories] (in Armenian). Vol. 5. Yerevan State University. pp. 229–230.
  3. ^ a b Yeremyan, Suren T. (1963). Hayastaně ěst "Ashkharhatsʻoytsʻ"-i [Armenia according to "Ashkharhatsoyts"] (in Armenian). Yerevan: Armenian SSR Academy of Sciences Publishing. p. 88.
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