Armenian highlands
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The Armenian highlands comprise the most central and the highest of the three plateaus that together form the northern sector of West Asia. Clockwise starting from the west, the Armenian highlands are
The Armenian highlands near the Iran–Turkey border with Mount Ararat in the distance
Mount Artos, Lake Van, from Akhtamar Island
Lake Akdoğan
Armenian highlands Ptolemy Cosmographia 1467
Armenia
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Armenia, officially the Republic of Armenia, is a landlocked country in the Armenian highlands of West Asia. It is a part of the Caucasus region and is bordered by Turkey to the west, Georgia to the n
Armenian highlands
…Union, while much of Western Armenia was ruled by the Ottoman Empire and later incorporated into modern Turkey. Today, the region is divided between Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia, Iran, and Turkey. The Armenians of Western Armenia were exterminated during the Armenian genocide (1915–1917), orchestrated by…
Bronze Age burial site Zorats Karer (also known as Karahunj)
Petroglyphs with images of various animals on Mount Ughtasar
Behistun Inscription of Darius I mentioning Armenia. 6th century BC.
Coin of Tigranes the Great