historical region of Arran
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The historical region of Arran was a medieval Caucasian territory located between the Kura and Aras rivers, encompassing cities such as Ganja and serving as an important cultural and political area in what is now Azerbaijan.
Statements (52)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
geographical region
ⓘ
historical region ⓘ medieval Caucasian polity ⓘ |
| borders |
Armenia (historical region)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Iberia (ancient kingdom) NERFINISHED ⓘ Mugan plain NERFINISHED ⓘ Shirvan (historical region) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| capitalAtVariousTimes |
Barda
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Ganja NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| contains |
Barda
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Beylagan NERFINISHED ⓘ Ganja NERFINISHED ⓘ Shamkir NERFINISHED ⓘ Tovuz NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ethnicGroupsHistorically |
Armenians
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Caucasian Albanians NERFINISHED ⓘ Persians NERFINISHED ⓘ Turkic peoples NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalTerritoryOf | Caucasian Albania NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| importantFor |
agriculture
ⓘ
pastoralism ⓘ trade routes between the Near East and the Caucasus ⓘ |
| knownAs |
Albania (in some classical sources)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Aran NERFINISHED ⓘ Arran NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageHistorically |
Arabic
ⓘ
Azerbaijani (Turkic) ⓘ Caucasian Albanian language NERFINISHED ⓘ Middle Persian NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedBetween |
Aras River
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Kura River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Caucasus
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
South Caucasus ⓘ |
| modernAdministrativeOverlap |
Ganja-Gazakh Economic Region of Azerbaijan
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Karabakh Economic Region of Azerbaijan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nowPartOf | Republic of Azerbaijan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Caucasian Albania NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| presentIn | modern Azerbaijan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religionHistorically |
Christianity
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Islam NERFINISHED ⓘ Zoroastrianism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ruledBy |
Arab Caliphate
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Atabegs of Azerbaijan NERFINISHED ⓘ Ilkhanate NERFINISHED ⓘ Sasanian Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ Seljuk Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ Shirvanshahs NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
Early Middle Ages
ⓘ
High Middle Ages NERFINISHED ⓘ Late Antiquity ⓘ |
| traversedBy |
Aras River
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Kura River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
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