Sassun

(Sanassun) One of the cantons of the Aghdznik province of Armenia (present-day Turkey). Etymologically, Sasun (Sanassun) derived from Sanassar (name of one of the sons of the Assyrian King Senekerim who, according to Bible, flew to Armenia escaping the King Nebuchaddnezzar). The canton was situated on the wooded slopes of the Armenian Taurus. In different periods of the Armenian history, the Armenians of Sassun served as example of courage and stoic resistance to the enemy. Such reputation was reflected in the David of Sassun, a medieval Armenian epic poem.

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