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| '''Paytakaran''' ({{lang-hy|Փայտակարան}}) also known as '''Caspiane''', was the easternmost province (''nahang'') of the ]<ref>], Geography, book 11, chapter 14</ref><ref>], Geography</ref>located in the territory of modern day ] roughly corresponding to the rayons of ] and ]. According to Strabo, both ] and Armenia had provinces called Caspiane.<ref>Strabo, 11.4</ref> It is unclear whether the whole of Paytakaran, or a larger area. It is possible that Caspiane was a larger region along the western shores of the Caspian sea, divided between Armenia and Albania, with Armenian sources calling the southern (Armenian) portion "Paytakaran." | '''Paytakaran''' ({{lang-hy|Փայտակարան}}) also known as '''Caspiane''', was the easternmost province (''nahang'') of the ]<ref>], Geography, book 11, chapter 14</ref><ref>], Geography</ref>located in the territory of modern day ] roughly corresponding to the rayons of ] and ]. According to Strabo, both ] and Armenia had provinces called Caspiane.<ref>Strabo, 11.4</ref> It is unclear whether Caspiene was the name of the whole of Paytakaran, or a larger area. It is possible that Caspiane was a larger region along the western shores of the Caspian sea, divided between Armenia and Albania, with Armenian sources calling the southern (Armenian) portion "Paytakaran." | ||
| According to Anania Shirakatsi's ''Ashkharatsuyts'' ("World Atlas," 7th c. AD), Paytakaran was the 11th among the 15 provinces of ]. It consisted of 14 cantons (''gavars''): Hrakot, Perozh, Vardanakert, Yotnporakyan Bagink, Krekyan, Vovtibagha, Kaghanost, Buros, Pitchanhani, Atshi, Bagavan, Spandaran-perozh, Vormizd-perozh, and Alevan.<ref>], Geography</ref> | According to Anania Shirakatsi's ''Ashkharatsuyts'' ("World Atlas," 7th c. AD), Paytakaran was the 11th among the 15 provinces of ]. It consisted of 14 cantons (''gavars''): Hrakot, Perozh, Vardanakert, Yotnporakyan Bagink, Krekyan, Vovtibagha, Kaghanost, Buros, Pitchanhani, Atshi, Bagavan, Spandaran-perozh, Vormizd-perozh, and Alevan.<ref>], Geography</ref> | ||
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Paytakaran (Template:Lang-hy) also known as Caspiane, was the easternmost province (nahang) of the Armenian Kingdomlocated in the territory of modern day Azerbaijan roughly corresponding to the rayons of Lankaran and Salyan. According to Strabo, both Caucasian Albania and Armenia had provinces called Caspiane. It is unclear whether Caspiene was the name of the whole of Paytakaran, or a larger area. It is possible that Caspiane was a larger region along the western shores of the Caspian sea, divided between Armenia and Albania, with Armenian sources calling the southern (Armenian) portion "Paytakaran."
According to Anania Shirakatsi's Ashkharatsuyts ("World Atlas," 7th c. AD), Paytakaran was the 11th among the 15 provinces of Greater Armenia. It consisted of 14 cantons (gavars): Hrakot, Perozh, Vardanakert, Yotnporakyan Bagink, Krekyan, Vovtibagha, Kaghanost, Buros, Pitchanhani, Atshi, Bagavan, Spandaran-perozh, Vormizd-perozh, and Alevan.
References
- Strabo, Geography, book 11, chapter 14
- Anania Shirakatsi, Geography
- Strabo, 11.4
- Anania Shirakatsi, Geography
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