Greater Armenia

Greater Armenia
Ancient Armenian kingdom in the Armenian Highlands, stretching from Euphrates to Kura river, Caspian Sea and lake Urmia, and existing from 190 to 428 . Traditionally divided into 15 provinces: Aghdznik, Artsakh, Ayrarat, Corduene, Gugark, Moxoene, Parskahayk, Paytakaran, Sophene, Syunik, Tayk, Turuberan, Upper Armenia, Utik, Vaspurakan.

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  • Greater Armenia — can refer to: *the ethno cultural region of the Armenian Highlands (Western Armenia) *Greater Armenia, a political goal of Armenian irredentists. *The Kingdom of Armenia (190 BC to 387 АD)ee also*Armenia (disambiguation) …   Wikipedia

  • Greater Armenia (political concept) — Greater Armenia or United Armenia (the term used by the Armenian Revolutionary Federation [ [http://www.arfshant.org/index.aspx?PAGEACTION=Home ARF Shant organization] ] ) is an Armenian irredentist political goal aimed at uniting all territories …   Wikipedia

  • Armenia — • A mountainous region of Western Asia occupying a somewhat indefinite area to the southeast of the Black Sea Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Armenia     Armenia      …   Catholic encyclopedia

  • ARMENIA — ARMENIA, in Transcaucasia. Historically its boundaries embraced a much wider area in different periods. The Armenian diaspora is scattered in many countries of the world and still identifies its past history and future aspirations with the wider… …   Encyclopedia of Judaism

  • Armenia — /ahr mee nee euh, meen yeuh/; for 3 also Sp. /ahrdd me nyah/, n. 1. an ancient country in W Asia: now divided between Armenia, Turkey, and Iran. 2. Also called, Armenian Republic. a republic in Transcaucasia, S of Georgia and W of Azerbaijan.… …   Universalium

  • Armenia — Infobox Country native name = hy. Հայաստանի Հանրապետություն hy. Hayastani Hanrapetut῾yun conventional long name = Republic of Armenia common name = Armenia national anthem = hy. Մեր Հայրենիք (Armenian) hy. Mer Hayrenik spaces|2 () Our Fatherland… …   Wikipedia

  • Greater nation state — A greater nation state is a either a country or a proposed country which is territorially designed to include as many members of the dominant nationality as possible within its borders. Irredentist claims are normally involved and sometimes… …   Wikipedia

  • Armenia — noun /ɑːˈmiː.ni.ə,ɑɹˈmi.ni.ə/ a) Ancient kingdom in the Armenian Highland southeast of Black Sea and southwest of Caspian Sea; area now divided between Turkey, Republic of Armenia, Azerbaijan and Iran. b) A small country in Western Asia. Official …   Wiktionary

  • Greater Iran — (in PerB|ایران بزرگ Irān e Bozorg , or fa. ایران‌زمین Irān zamīn ; the Encyclopedia Iranica uses the term Iranian Cultural Continent [ [http://www.college.columbia.edu/cct/nov03/features5.php www.college.columbia.edu/cct/nov03/features5.php] ] )… …   Wikipedia

  • Armenia, Relations with —    Armenia, formerly the Armenian Soviet Socialist Republic from 1936 until its independence from the Soviet Union in 1991, was incorporated into the Russian empire in the early 19th century. Armenia is a small, transcontinental country in the… …   Historical Dictionary of the Russian Federation

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