Vaspurakan

Վասպուրական
Province of the ancient kingdom of Armenia
189 BC–428 AD
CapitalVan
History 
• Artaxias I declaring himself independent
189 BC
• Annexed by Sassanid Empire
428 AD
Today part of Turkey
 Iran
Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic

Vaspurakan (Armenian: Վասպուրական, 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.[1]