*** Welcome to piglix ***

Ayrarat

Այրարատ
Province of Greater Armenia
189 BC–650 AD
Location of Ayrarat
Capital Artashat
History
 •  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).

Coordinates: 39°55′00″N 44°43′00″E / 39.9167°N 44.7167°E / 39.9167; 44.7167


...
Wikipedia

...