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Nairi (Armenian: Նայիրի in TAO or Նաիրի in RAO) is the Assyrian word rivers, given to a Late Bronze Age to Early Iron Age (13th to 10th centuries BC) nation corresponding in the territory of the later kingdom of Urartu, located around Lake Van, in what is now the East Anatolia Region (between Hakkari to Dersim), southeastern Turkey.^[1] The Armenian Highland shows traces of settlement from the Neolithic era. ... Hayasa-Azzi or Azzi-Hayasa was a confederation formed between the Kingdoms of Hayasa located South of Trabzon and Azzi, located North of the Euphrates and to the South of Hayasa. ... Armens (Armenian: Ô±Ö€Õ´Õ¥Õ¶Õ¶Õ¥Ö€, Ô±Õ¼Õ¡Õ´Õ¥Õ¶Õ¶Õ¥Ö€), were Armenian tribes, the people are usually referred to as Arman, Armenic. ... The Nairi were a Late Bronze Age nation corresponding in the territory of the later Kingdom of Urartu, located around Lake Van, in what is now the East Anatolia Region (between Hakkari to Dersim), southeastern Turkey. ... Urartu at its greatest extent 743 BC Urartu (Biainili in Urartian) was an ancient kingdom in the mountainous plateau between Asia Minor, Mesopotamia, and Caucasus mountains, later known as the Armenian Highland, and it centered around Lake Van (present-day eastern Turkey). ... Kingdom of Armenia at its greatest extent under the Artaxiad Dynasty after the conquests of Tigranes the Great, 80 BC. Capital Tigranakert Language(s) Armenian Political structure Empire History - Established 190 BC - Disestablished 66 BC The Kingdom of Armenia (or Greater Armenia) was an independent kingdom from 190 BC to... The Orontid Dynasty (in Armenian: ÔµÖ€Õ¾Õ¡Õ¶Õ¤Õ¸Ö‚Õ¶Õ«Õ¶Õ¥Ö€Õ« Õ°Õ¡Ö€Õ½Õ¿Õ¸Ö‚Õ©ÕµÕ¸Ö‚Õ¶) was the first known Armenian dynasty. ... Sophene as part of the Empire of Tigranes The Kingdom of Sophene (Armenian: ) was an ancient Armenian kingdom. ... The Artaxiad Dynasty ruled Armenia from 189 BC until their overthrow by the Romans in AD 12. ... 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This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Urartu at its greatest extent 743 BC Urartu (Biainili in Urartian) was an ancient kingdom in the mountainous plateau between Asia Minor, Mesopotamia, and Caucasus mountains, later known as the Armenian Highland, and it centered around Lake Van (present-day eastern Turkey). ... Lake Van Armenian: ; (Turkish: Van GÃ¶lÃ¼; Kurdish: ) is the largest lake in Turkey, located in the far east of the country. ... East Anatolia Region East Anatolia Region (Turkish: DoÄŸu Anadolu BÃ¶lgesi) encompasses the eastern provinces of Turkey, and it is one of the 7 non-administrative sub-division used for census purposes. ... HakkÃ¢ri, formerly Ã‡Ã¶lemerik, is the capital city of the HakkÃ¢ri il, Turkey. ... Tunceli is a province in eastern Turkey. ...

The Nairi were considered a force strong enough to tackle both the Assyrians and Hittites. This nation was mentioned first by the Assyrians in the 13th century BC as 'Nairi' (Land of 'Rivers' in Assyrian). ^[2] It has been suggested that Assyrian people be merged into this article or section. ... Relief of Suppiluliuma II, last known king of the Hittite Empire The Hittites were an ancient people from KaneÅ¡ who spoke an Indo-European language, and established a kingdom centered at Hattusa (Hittite URU) in north-central Anatolia from the 18th century BC. In the 14th century BC, the Hittite... For other uses, see Assyria (disambiguation). ...

The Nairi fought against the southern incursions of the Assyrians and would later unite into Urartu. The names of twenty-three Nairi lands were recorded by Tiglath-Pileser II (10th century BC) their southern point was Tumme, known to have been south-west of Lake Urmia, and their northern one Dayaenu. ^[3] ^[4] Urartu at its greatest extent 743 BC Urartu (Biainili in Urartian) was an ancient kingdom in the mountainous plateau between Asia Minor, Mesopotamia, and Caucasus mountains, later known as the Armenian Highland, and it centered around Lake Van (present-day eastern Turkey). ... Tiglath-Pileser II (967-935 BC) Or III., son of Hadad-nirarijl. ... Lake Urmia (Persian: Ø¯Ø±ÛŒØ§Ú†Ù‡ Ø§Ø±ÙˆÙ…ÛŒÙ‡) is a salt lake in northwestern Iran between the provinces of East Azarbaijan and West Azarbaijan, west of the southern portion of the similarly shaped Caspian Sea. ...

They may have been a Hurrian tribe, related to contemporary Mitanni (so Götze 1936; skeptically Benedict 1960). The Egyptians referred to the Mitanni "Naharin". The word Hurrian may refer to: An ancient people of the Near East, the Hurrians. ... Kingdom of Mitanni Mitanni (cuneiform KUR URUMi-it-ta-ni, also Mittani Mi-ta-an-ni, in Assyrian sources Hanigalbat, Khanigalbat cuneiform á¸ªa-ni-gal-bat ) was a Hurrian kingdom in northern Mesopotamia from ca. ...

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Since the late nineteenth century rise of nationalism under the Ottoman Empire, Nairi has come to stand as a synonym for Armenia among Armenians, who tend to see Nairi as their remote ancestors. In 1916, Vahan Terian published a bundle of poems entitled Land of Nairi (in Armenian: Yerkir Nairi), in which he uses Nairi in place of Armenia. Likewise in 1923, Yeghishe Charents wrote a satirical novella entitled Land of Nairi, using once again Nairi as a synonym for Armenia. Hayastan Yeghiazarian, interestingly, used Nairi Zarian as his pen-name, replacing his first name, Hayastan (which is what Armenians call Armenia in their own language since the Late Middle Ages) with Nairi. With the rise of national states and their histories, it is very hard to find reliable sources on the Ottoman concept of a nation. ... Vahan Terian born in Javakhk, Armenia. ... Yeghishe Charents (born Soghomonyan, Armenian: ) (13 March 1897, Kars - 29 November 1937, Yerevan) was an Armenian poet executed in Stalins purges. ... Armenia (Armenian: Հայաստան Hayastan) is a landlocked country in southern Caucasus, between the Black Sea and the Caspian Sea, bordered by Turkey to the west, Georgia to the north, Azerbaijan in the east and Iran and the Naxçıvan exclave of Azerbaijan in the south. ... Dante by Michelino The Late Middle Ages is a term used by historians to describe European history in the period of the 14th to 16th centuries (AD 1300â€“1500). ...

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Kingdom of Mitanni Mitanni (cuneiform KUR URUMi-it-ta-ni, also Mittani Mi-ta-an-ni, in Assyrian sources Hanigalbat, Khanigalbat cuneiform á¸ªa-ni-gal-bat ) was a Hurrian kingdom in northern Mesopotamia from ca. ... The Armenians are a nation and an ethnic group, originating in the Caucasus and eastern Asia Minor. ... The Bronze Age collapse is the name of the Dark Age period of history of the Ancient Middle East extending between the collapse of the Mycenaean kingdoms, the Hittite Empire in Anatolia and Syria, and the Egyptian Empire in Syria and Palestine between 1206 and 1150 BC, down to the...

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Scene from southern Anatolia The History of Anatolia covers the civilizations, and states established in and around the Anatolia, a peninsula of Western Asia. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Armenia. ... The history of Armenia is ancient and stretches back to prehistoric times. ... Haik, the legendary ancestor of the Armenians. ... The name Armenia is an exonym, the Armenian language name for the country being Haykâ€˜ (see Haik for a discussion of that name). ... For the name of the lake and town in Hayq, Ethiopia, see Lake Hayq. ... Hayasa-Azzi or Azzi-Hayasa was a confederation formed between the Kingdoms of Hayasa located South of Trabzon and Azzi, located North of the Euphrates and to the South of Hayasa. ... This does not cite its references or sources. ... Urartu at its greatest extent 743 BC Urartu (Biainili in Urartian) was an ancient kingdom in the mountainous plateau between Asia Minor, Mesopotamia, and Caucasus mountains, later known as the Armenian Highland, and it centered around Lake Van (present-day eastern Turkey). ... The Orontid Dynasty (in Armenian: ÔµÖ€Õ¾Õ¡Õ¶Õ¤Õ¸Ö‚Õ¶Õ«Õ¶Õ¥Ö€Õ« Õ°Õ¡Ö€Õ½Õ¿Õ¸Ö‚Õ©ÕµÕ¸Ö‚Õ¶) was the first known Armenian dynasty. ... Kingdom of Armenia at its greatest extent under the Artaxiad Dynasty after the conquests of Tigranes the Great, 80 BC. Capital Tigranakert Language(s) Armenian Political structure Empire History - Established 190 BC - Disestablished 66 BC The Kingdom of Armenia (or Greater Armenia) was an independent kingdom from 190 BC to... Byzantine Armenia is the name given to the Armenian part of the Byzantine Empire. ... The Bagratuni or Bagratid royal dynasty of Armenia (Armenian: Ô²Õ¡Õ£Ö€Õ¡Õ¿Õ¸Ö‚Õ¶ÕµÕ¡Ö Ô±Ö€Ö„Õ¡ÕµÕ¡Õ¯Õ¡Õ¶ ÕÕ¸Õ°Õ´ or Bagratunyac Arqayakan Tohm) is a royal family whose branches formerly ruled many regional polities, including Armenian lands of Syunik, Lori, Vaspurakan, Kars, Taron, and Tayk. ... The Kingdom of Cilician Armenia, 1199-1375. ... Persian Armenia, AD 387-591 Persian Armenia corresponds to the Armenian territory controlled by Persia throughout history. ... Patriarch Harutyun I The Ottoman rule of Armenia or Ottoman Armenia, beginning with the rule of Selim II (1524 â€“ 1574) becomes the integral part of the Ottoman Empire. ... Russian Armenia (Armenian: ÕŒÕ¸Ö‚Õ½Õ¡Õ¯Õ¡Õ¶ Õ€Õ¡ÕµÕ¡Õ½Õ¿Õ¡Õ¶) is the period of Armenias history under Russian rule beginning from 1829, when Eastern Armenia became part of the Russian Empire to the declaration of the Democratic Republic of Armenia in 1918. ... Armenian Genocide photo. ... Motto None Anthem Mer Hayrenik (Our Fatherland) Map of the Democratic Republic of Armenia from March 1919 to March 1920. ... language None. ... The history of Armenia is ancient and stretches back to prehistoric times. ... Image File history File links Coat_of_Arms_of_Armenia. ... Politics of Armenia takes place in a framework of a presidential representative democratic republic, whereby the President is the head of government, and of a pluriform multi-party system. ... President of Armenia is the title of the head of state of Armenia since its independence from the Soviet Union in 1991. ... The Prime Minister of Armenia is the most senior minister within the Armenian government, and is required by the constitution to oversee the Governments regular activities [and] coordinate the work of the Ministers. ... National Assembly building in Yerevan The Azgayin Zhoghov of Armenia (Armenian: ; English: National Assembly) is the official name of the legislative branch of the government of Armenia. ... This article lists political parties in Armenia. ... Elections in Armenia gives information on election and election results in Armenia. ... Armenias foreign relationships vary from close (with countries like Russia, France, and Greece) to bitter (with countries like Turkey and Azerbaijan). ... Armenia and the European Union have had a varied relationship over the years. ... ISO 4217 Code AMD User(s) Armenia and the self proclaimed Nagorno Karabakh Republic Inflation -0. ... Logo The Armenian Stock Exchange is the principal stock exchange of Armenia. ... Armenia is subdivided into eleven administrative divisions. ... This is a list of cities in Armenia. ... The Armed Forces of the Republic of Armenia represents the Army, Air Force, Air Defense, and Border Guard. ... Light armor in the Armenian army is complemented with several variants which serve in both ground attack and air defense roles. ... The Armenian Air Force is the air force component of the Armed Forces of Armenia. ... An S-300 surface-to-air missile being launched An anti-aircraft model 9K33 Osa on parade on September 21, 2006. ... The Armenian Border Guard is the branch of the Armed Forces of Armenia that is responsible in guarding Armenias borders. ... Armenian Highland (Armenian Upland) is part of the Transcaucasian Highland and constitutes the continuation of the Caucasus mountains. ... The Ararat plain, one of the largest of the Armenian Plateau, stretches west of the sevan basin, at the foothills of the Gegham mountains. ... Lake Sevan is one of the few large lakes in the world located at high altitude. ... Shikahogh State Preserve Shikahogh State Preserve is Armeniaâ€™s second largest forest reserve, covering some 10,000 hectares (25,000 acres) of land. ... This is a list of the extreme points of Armenia, the points that are farther north, south, east or west than any other location. ... Mount Aragats (Ô±Ö€Õ¡Õ£Õ¡Õ® in Armenian) is the highest point in Armenia, and one of the highest mountains in the world. ... View of the lake from space Lake Sevan (ÕÖ‡Õ¡Õ¶Õ¡ Õ¬Õ«Õ³ in Armenian), named Gegham Sea (Ô³Õ¥Õ²Õ¡Õ´Õ¡ Õ®Õ¸Õ¾) in ancient times, is the largest lake in Armenia and one of the largest high altitude lakes in the world. ... Ethnic groups of Armenia and the South Caucasus in 1995. ... Eastern Armenian is one of the two modern dialects of Armenian (an Indo-European language), spoken in the Caucasus mountains (particularly in the Armenian Republic). ... Western Armenian is one of the two modern dialects of Armenian, an Indo-European language spoken by the Armenian diaspora, mainly in North America, Europe and most of the Middle East except for Iran. ... Map of the Armenian diaspora. ... The first Armenian census after the dissolution of the Soviet Union was conducted by the Republic of Armenia in 2001-2002. ... Ethnic groups of Armenia and the South Caucasus in 1995. ... Assyrians in Armenia (Armenian: , Asoriner) make up the countrys third largest ethnic minority, after Yazidis and Russians. ... Malak Taus, the pre-eminent angel of the Yazidis The Yazidis in Armenia are the largest ethnic and religious minority in the country. ... Official standard of Karekin II Catholicos of Armenia The Armenian Apostolic Church (Armenian: Õ€Õ¡Õµ Ô±Õ¼Õ¡Ö„Õ¥Õ¬Õ¡Õ¯Õ¡Õ¶ ÔµÕ¯Õ¥Õ²Õ¥ÖÕ«, Hay Arakelagan Yegeghetzi), sometimes called the Armenian Orthodox Church or the Gregorian Church, is the worlds oldest national church[1] [2] and one of the most ancient Christian communities [3]. // Baptism of Tiridates III. The earliest... After the Armenian Apostolic Church, along with the rest of Oriental Orthodoxy, formally broke off communion from the Chalcedonian churches, numerous Armenian bishops made attempts to restore communion with the Catholic Church (Rome). ... The Roman Catholic Church in Armenia is part of the worldwide Roman Catholic Church, under the spiritual leadership of the Pope and curia in Rome. ... The Armenian Evangelical Church (Armenian: Õ€Õ¡Õµ Ô±Ö‚Õ¥Õ¿Õ¡Ö€Õ¡Õ¶Õ¡Õ¯Õ¡Õ¶ ÔµÕ¯Õ¥Õ²Õ¥ÖÕ«) was established on July 1, 1846 by thirty-seven men and three women in Constantinople. ... This article is being considered for deletion in accordance with Wikipedias deletion policy. ... The History of the Jews in Armenia dates back almost 2,000 years. ... This page is a candidate for speedy deletion. ... mao mao mao the mao is back mao mao mao mao mao charlie was here outta my system its me sniches Insert non-formatted text here Italic textBold textfat Over the years Armenia has developed a modern, unique and successful culture. ... The Armenian alphabet is an alphabet that has been used to write the Armenian language since the 5th century. ... Armenian cuisine is as ancient as the history of Armenia, and a combination of different tastes and aromas. ... The existing Armenian literature begins around 400 AD. History The Armenians once had a temple literature of their own, which was destroyed in the 4th and 5th centuries by the Christian clergy, so thoroughly that barely twenty lines of it survive in the history of Moses of Khoren (Chorene). ... Arax Armenian Dance Ensemble of Greater Washington The Armenian dance heritage has been one of the oldest, richest and most varied in the Near East. ... Armenia is situated close to the Caucasus Mountains, and its music is a mix of indigenous folk music, perhaps best-represented by Djivan Gasparyans well-known duduk music, as well as light pop, and extensive Christian music, due to Armenias status as the oldest Christian nation in the... The following are prominent people of Armenian descent. ... The flag of Armenia, the Armenian Tricolour, consists of three horizontal bands of equal width, red on the top, blue in the middle, and orange on the bottom. ... The Coat of Arms of Armenia The coat of arms of Armenia consists of an eagle and a lion supporting a shield. ... Mer Hayrenik (Our Fatherland) is the national anthem of Armenia. ...

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