Upper Armenia

Upper Armenia

Upper Armenia ( _hy. Բարձր Հայք - "Bardzr Hayq") is a historic region of Armenia located in present-day Turkey roughly corresponding to the modern province of Erzincan. immediately west of the Kura River. Within the borders of the Kingdom of Armenia, it was bounded by the regions of Dsopk, Taron, Tayk, and Ayrarat.

ee also

*List of regions of old Armenia

References

*Mack Chahin, "The Kingdom of Armenia "


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