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Ayrarat

Ayrarat was a central province of historic Armenia, in the plain of the Aras river around Mount Ararat. It contained many of the kingdom's capitals, including Artashat, Vagharshapat and Dvin, and in the Bagratid period also Ani in its district of Shirak. Its lands now lie mostly in Armenia and eastern Turkey.

Ayrarat
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The Epoch Institute. (2026). Ayrarat. In The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/ayrarat
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