Turuberan Explained

Native Name:Armenian: Տուրուբերան
Common Name:Turuberan
Subdivision:Province
Nation:the ancient kingdom of Armenia
Year Start:189 BC
Year End:XI AD
Capital:Malazgirt
Event Start:Artaxias I declaring himself independent
Event End:Seljuk conquests
Date End:XI AD[1]
Today: Turkey

Turuberan (Armenian: Տուրուբերան), also known as Tavruberan (Armenian: Տաւրուբերան) was the fourth Armenian region that was part of the ancient Kingdom of Armenia from 189 BC to 387 AD. Then it was part of the Sassanid Empire, Byzantine Empire, Arab Caliphate, medieval Kingdom of Armenia, Zakarian Armenia, various Turco-Mongol states, Safavid Empire, and finally the Ottoman Empire. A very large Armenian population remained until the Armenian genocide in 1915. Currently it is situated in Turkey's south-east.[2] [3]

Divisions

The area of Turuberan region was 25008-3NaN-3.

It had 16 cantons:

See also

Notes and References

  1. [:hy:Տուրուբերան]
  2. Yerevan, 1973; "Taron-Turuberan" Vol. 12, Yerevan, 1984
  3. [:hy:Տուրուբերան]