Dvin (ancient city)
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Dvin was a large commercial city and the capital of early medieval Armenia. It was situated north of the previous ancient capital of Armenia, the city of Artaxata, along the banks of the Metsamor Rive
Drawing of the central square of the ancient Armenian capital city of Dvin. The main cathedral of St. Grigor (4th–5th century), with a small church of St. Sarkis to the right (6th century), and the residence of the Catholicos on the left (5th century).
The defeat of the Byzantines at Dvin, miniature from the Madrid Skylitzes
Capital of Saint Gregory Cathedral of Dvin
A 2-meter long Armenian cross excavated from the site of Dvin
Arminiya
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Arminiya, also known as the Ostikanate of Arminiya or the Emirate of Armenia, was a political and geographic designation given by the Muslim Arabs to the lands of Greater Armenia, Caucasian Iberia, an
Dvin (ancient city)
…in 640, in the first raids. On January 6, 642 the Arabs stormed and took the city, with many deaths. Dvin became the center of the Muslim province of Arminiya, the Arabs called the city Dabil. Although Armenia was a battleground between Arabs and Byzantine forces for the next two centuries, in the 9th century…
Dirham of the Abbasid Caliphate, minted in Arminiya province
Arte Alhambra I