Ayrarat

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historical region province of ancient Armenia

Ayrarat was the central and most important province of ancient Armenia, encompassing the Ararat plain and serving as a key political and cultural heartland.

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All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Ayrarat canonical 5
Ararat Marz 1

Statements (46)

Predicate Object
instanceOf historical region ⓘ
province of ancient Armenia ⓘ
associatedWith Gregory the Illuminator NERFINISHED ⓘ
conversion of Armenia to Christianity ⓘ
borderedBy Aghdznik NERFINISHED ⓘ
Gugark NERFINISHED ⓘ
Syunik NERFINISHED ⓘ
Turuberan NERFINISHED ⓘ
Vaspurakan NERFINISHED ⓘ
capitalRegionOf Kingdom of Armenia NERFINISHED ⓘ
contains Ararat plain NERFINISHED ⓘ
Mount Ararat region NERFINISHED ⓘ
religious center of Etchmiadzin ⓘ
valley of the Araxes River ⓘ
country Kingdom of Armenia NERFINISHED ⓘ
culturalCenterOf ancient Armenia NERFINISHED ⓘ
describedAs central province of ancient Armenia ⓘ
most important province of ancient Armenia ⓘ
function royal domain of Armenian kings ⓘ
seat of the Armenian Arsacid dynasty ⓘ
governedBy nakharar nobility of Armenia ⓘ
hasCity Ani NERFINISHED ⓘ
Armavir (ancient city) NERFINISHED ⓘ
Artashat NERFINISHED ⓘ
Bagaran NERFINISHED ⓘ
Dvin NERFINISHED ⓘ
Vagharshapat NERFINISHED ⓘ
Yervandashat NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasEtymology possibly derived from Urartian or Ararat toponym ⓘ
hasType fertile agricultural region ⓘ
historicalPeriod Classical antiquity ⓘ
Early Middle Ages NERFINISHED ⓘ
Late Antiquity ⓘ
languageUsed Classical Armenian ⓘ
locatedIn Armenian Highlands NERFINISHED ⓘ
ancient Armenia NERFINISHED ⓘ
mentionedIn medieval Armenian historiography ⓘ
modernTerritoryIncludes Ararat plain of modern Armenia NERFINISHED ⓘ
Republic of Armenia NERFINISHED ⓘ
eastern Turkey NERFINISHED ⓘ
namedInSource Ashkharatsuyts NERFINISHED ⓘ
partOf Greater Armenia NERFINISHED ⓘ
politicalCenterOf ancient Armenia NERFINISHED ⓘ
religiousCenterOf ancient Armenia NERFINISHED ⓘ
religiousSignificance center of early Armenian Christianity ⓘ
strategicImportance control of main east–west and north–south routes in Armenia ⓘ

Referenced by (6)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Sassanian Armenia → significantPlace → Ayrarat ⓘ
Bagaran → historicalRegion → Ayrarat ⓘ
Shirakavan → historicalRegion → Ayrarat ⓘ
Armenia under Abbasid Caliphate → hasPart → Ayrarat ⓘ
Oshakan, Armenia → historicalRegion → Ayrarat ⓘ
Artashat (Armenia) → region → Ayrarat ⓘ
subject surface form: Artashat
this entity surface form: Ararat Marz