Historical geography of Armenia

oblast of the Russian Empire (1828-1840)

aspect of history

Zangezur (, ) is a historical and geographical region in Eastern Armenia on the slopes of the Zangezur Mountains which largely corresponds to the Syunik Province of Armenia and East Zangezur Economic Region of Azerbaijan. It was ceded to Russia by Qajar Iran according to the Treaty of Gulistan in 1813. In Soviet times, the territory of Zangezur comprised the Goris, Kapan, Meghri, and Sisian districts of the Armenian SSR and the Lachin, Qubadli, and Zangilan districts of the Azerbaijani SSR. In 1995, the Armenian districts within historical Zangezur were merged to form the Syunik Province. In A

thumb|A detail from coin of King [[David IV with Asomtavruli ႱႾႧ (skht i.e. [of] somekh [ta]) mentioned in his style, c. AD 1124.]] Somkhiti (, ) was an ambiguous geographic term used in medieval and early modern Georgian historical sources to refer to Armenia on one hand and to the Armeno-Georgian marchlands along the river valleys of Debed and Khrami on the other hand. In the 18th century, Somkhiti was largely replaced with Somkheti (, ) as a Georgian exonym for Armenia, but it continued, for some time, to denote the frontier region which is currently divided between Lori, Armenia, and Kvemo