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Administrative Divisions Of The Armenian Soviet Socialist Republic
Between 1929 and 1995, Armenia's administrative subdivisions consisted of up to 37 ''raions'' (districts, in Armenian ) and 22 cities. Originally formed from the territory of the tsarist ''uezd''uezd, s (counties) between 24 June 1929 and 1930, the districts of the Soviet Armenia, Armenian Soviet Socialist Republic and later the independent Republic of Armenia were combined on 11 April 1995 into ten Provinces of Armenia, provinces known as Marz (country subdivision), ''marz''es, in addition to Yerevan which, being the Capital city, capital of the country, was granted a special administrative status''.'' Prior to the establishment of the ''raions'', Soviet Armenia consisted of nine ''uezd''uezd, s, three of which (Dilijan, Meghri, and Lori-Pambak) were formed after the Red Army invasion of Armenia, Sovietization of Armenia and the 1921 delineation of the South Caucasus, South Caucasian republics' frontiers. List of ''uezds'' (1920–1930) List of ''raions'' (1930–1995) Cit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Armenia
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 (country), Georgia to the north and Azerbaijan to the east, and Iran and the Azerbaijani exclave of Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic, Nakhchivan to the south. Yerevan is the Capital city, capital, largest city and Economy of Armenia, financial center. The Armenian Highlands has been home to the Hayasa-Azzi, Shupria and Nairi. By at least 600 BC, an archaic form of Proto-Armenian language, Proto-Armenian, an Indo-European languages, Indo-European language, had diffused into the Armenian Highlands.Robert Drews (2017). ''Militarism and the Indo-Europeanizing of Europe''. Routledge. . p. 228: "The vernacular of the Great Kingdom of Biainili was quite certainly Armenian. The Armenian language was obviously the region's vernacular in the fifth century BC, when Persian commanders and Greek writers ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
