Greater Armenia
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Greater Armenia was the principal and largest region of the ancient Armenian homeland, forming the core territory of the historical Kingdom of Armenia.
Observed surface forms (6)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| historic Armenia | 4 |
| Armenia (historical region) | 2 |
| (historical) Armenia | 1 |
| Ancient Armenian Highland civilizations | 1 |
| Armenia (region) | 1 |
| Upper Armenia | 1 |
Statements (52)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
former political entity
ⓘ
historical region ⓘ region of Armenia ⓘ |
| borderedBy |
Atropatene
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Cappadocia NERFINISHED ⓘ Iberia (Caucasian kingdom) NERFINISHED ⓘ Lesser Armenia NERFINISHED ⓘ Media NERFINISHED ⓘ Mesopotamia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| capital |
Ani
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Armavir NERFINISHED ⓘ Artashat NERFINISHED ⓘ Dvin NERFINISHED ⓘ Tigranocerta NERFINISHED ⓘ Yervandashat NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| contains |
Lake Van
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Mount Ararat NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| coreOf | Kingdom of Armenia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| coreTerritoryOf | historical Kingdom of Armenia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Kingdom of Armenia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalEra |
Classical antiquity
ⓘ
Late antiquity NERFINISHED ⓘ Middle Ages ⓘ |
| inhabitedBy | Armenians NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | Classical Armenian NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInRegion |
Eastern Anatolia
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
South Caucasus NERFINISHED ⓘ Upper Mesopotamia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInThePresentDay |
Armenia
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Azerbaijan NERFINISHED ⓘ Georgia NERFINISHED ⓘ Iran NERFINISHED ⓘ Iraq NERFINISHED ⓘ Syria NERFINISHED ⓘ Turkey NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| majorRiver |
Araxes River
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Euphrates NERFINISHED ⓘ Tigris NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mountainRange |
Armenian Highlands
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Pontic Mountains NERFINISHED ⓘ Taurus Mountains NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| numberOfProvinces | 15 ⓘ |
| partOf | ancient Armenian homeland ⓘ |
| precededBy | Urartu NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion |
Armenian paganism
ⓘ
Christianity ⓘ |
| ruledBy |
Arsacid dynasty of Armenia
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Artaxiad dynasty NERFINISHED ⓘ Bagratid Armenia NERFINISHED ⓘ Orontid dynasty NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| significance | principal and largest region of the ancient Armenian homeland ⓘ |
| subdividedInto | provinces of Greater Armenia ⓘ |
Referenced by (17)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Armenia (region)
this entity surface form:
Upper Armenia
this entity surface form:
historic Armenia
this entity surface form:
Ancient Armenian Highland civilizations
this entity surface form:
historic Armenia
this entity surface form:
(historical) Armenia
this entity surface form:
Armenia (historical region)
this entity surface form:
Armenia (historical region)