Ayrarat

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Այրարատ
Province of Greater Armenia
189 BC–650 AD
Location of Ayrarat
Capital Armavir
History
 -  Artaxias I declaring himself independent 189 BC
 -  Arab conquest of Armenia 650 AD

Ayrarat (Armenian: Այրարատ) was a province of old Armenia (c. 300–800). The main city was Oshakan. It is believed that the name Ayrarat is the Armenian equivalent of the toponym Urartu (Armenian: Արարատ, Ararat).[1]

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  1. ^ http://www.iranicaonline.org/articles/ayrarat Encyclopædia Iranica Online
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