Greater Armenia

(Armenia Magna, Metz Hayk) Historical designation of the territory between River Kura on the North, Caspean Sea on the East, Western Tigris on the South and River Euphrates on the West. The complete information on the administrative division of the Greater Armenia can be found in Ananya Shirakatzi's Geography guide, according to which the Greater Armenia consisted of 15 provinces, called worlds. Each province included a number of cantons. The 15 provinces or worlds of the Greater Armenia were: Ayrarat, Turuberan, Vaspurakan, Siunik, Higher Armenia, Forth Armenia, Aghdznik, Mokk, Korchek, Persian Armenia, Paytakaran, Artsakh, Outik, Gugark and Tayk.

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