Armenian Mesopotamia

Armenian Mesopotamia

Armenian Mesopotamia was the region in Mesopotamia that was once part of the Kingdom of Armenia under Tigranes the Great. The Sassanid Empire launched an all out attack in the hope of retaking Armenian Mesopotamia and Atrpatakan

ee also

*List of regions of old Armenia

References

*Armenian Highlands and Mesopotamia by Bedros Tomassian


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