Tigranakert (Utik)
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Tigranakert or Dikranagerd may refer to Armenian cities founded by Tigranes the Great in 1st century B.C.: *
Tigranocerta __NOTOC__ Tigranocerta (, ''Tigranόkerta''; Tigranakert; ), also called Cholimma or Chlomaron in antiquity, was a city and the capital of the Armenian Kingdom between 77 and 69 BCE. It bore the name of Tigranes the Great, who founded the city ...
, in historic Armenia (present-day Turkey), served as Armenia's capital * Tigranakert (Nakhijevan) or Tigranavan, in present-day Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic, Azerbaijan *
Tigranakert of Artsakh Tigranakert (, ''Arts'akhi Tigranakert''), also known as Tigranakert-Artsakh, is a ruined Armenian city dating back to the Hellenistic period, located in the Aghdam District of what is today Azerbaijan. It is one of several former cities in the ...
, Nagorno-Karabakh * Tigranakert (Utik), an ancient site in
Gadabay District Gadabay District () is one of the 66 districts of Azerbaijan. It is located in the west of the country and belongs to the Gazakh-Tovuz Economic Region. The district borders the districts of Dashkasan, Shamkir, Tovuz. Its administrative center ...
(a.k.a. Northern Artsakh), present-day Azerbaijan


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Battle of Tigranocerta The Battle of Tigranocerta (, ''Tigranakerti tchakatamart'') was fought on 6 October 69 BC between the forces of the Roman Republic and the army of the Kingdom of Armenia led by King Tigranes the Great. The Roman force, led by Consul Lucius ...
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Tigranes the Great Tigranes II, more commonly known as Tigranes the Great (''Tigran Mets'' in Armenian language, Armenian; 140–55 BC), was a king of Kingdom of Armenia (antiquity), Armenia. A member of the Artaxiad dynasty, he ruled from 95 BC to 55 BC. Under hi ...
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