Arran (Islamic-era province)
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Arran was an Islamic-era province in the eastern Caucasus that succeeded the ancient kingdom of Caucasian Albania and roughly corresponded to parts of modern-day Azerbaijan and neighboring regions.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Islamic-era province
ⓘ
former administrative division ⓘ historical region ⓘ |
| borderedBy |
Armenia (historical region)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Iberia (Kartli) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| earlierReligion |
Christianity
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
local Caucasian pagan beliefs ⓘ |
| ethnicComposition |
Armenians
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Caucasian Albanians NERFINISHED ⓘ Iranian-speaking groups ⓘ Turkic groups ⓘ |
| follows | Caucasian Albania NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeName |
Al-Ran
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Aran NERFINISHED ⓘ Arrān NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCapital | Barda NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasLegacyIn |
modern Republic of Azerbaijan
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
regional toponymy in the South Caucasus ⓘ |
| historicalStatus | no longer exists as an administrative unit ⓘ |
| knownFor |
role as frontier province of the Caliphate
ⓘ
strategic location between Kura and Aras rivers ⓘ |
| language |
Arabic (administrative)
ⓘ
Caucasian Albanian (historical) NERFINISHED ⓘ Middle Persian NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| laterLanguage | Azerbaijani Turkic ⓘ |
| locatedBetween |
Aras River
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Kura River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn | eastern Caucasus ⓘ |
| partOf |
Caliphate
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Islamic world NERFINISHED ⓘ Transcaucasia NERFINISHED ⓘ historical Azerbaijan region ⓘ |
| religion | Islam ⓘ |
| roughlyCorrespondsTo |
modern Azerbaijan
ⓘ
neighboring regions of the eastern Caucasus ⓘ |
| significantCity |
Barda
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Beylagan NERFINISHED ⓘ Ganja NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| successorTo | Kingdom of Caucasian Albania NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
early Islamic period
ⓘ
medieval period ⓘ |
| underControlOf |
Abbasid Caliphate
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Umayyad Caliphate NERFINISHED ⓘ local dynasties ⓘ |
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