Ayrarat
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| Այրարատ | |||||
| Province of Greater Armenia | |||||
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| Capital | Artashat | ||||
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| • | Artaxias I declaring himself independent | 189 BC | |||
| • | Arab conquest of Armenia | 650 AD 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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- ^ http://www.iranicaonline.org/articles/ayrarat Encyclopædia Iranica Online
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Coordinates: 39°55′00″N 44°43′00″E / 39.9167°N 44.7167°E
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