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Nor Shirakan (Armenian: Նոր Շիրական), Parskahayk (Armenian: Պարսկահայք) or Persarmenia, was the seventh province of the ancient kingdom of Armenia, situated on the western shore of Lake Urmia, bordered on Adiabene and Atropatene, now in northwestern Iran.
Zarehavan was the centre of the province.
Persarmenia had nine cantons:

Zarevand/Zaravand (Զարեւանդ, Zarewand)
Her (Հեր)
Arna (Առնա, Aṙna or Ըռնա, Əṙna)
Zarehavan (Զարեհաւան, Zarehawan)
Tamber (Տամբեր, Tamber)
Trabi (Թրաբի, Tʿrabi)
Ayli (Այլի) or Kurichan (Կուռիճան, Kuṙičan)
Mari (Մարի)
Arisi (Արիսի)




See also


List of regions of old Armenia




References






Bibliography


Chaumont, M. L. (1986). "Armenia and Iran ii. The pre-Islamic period". In Yarshater, Ehsan (ed.). Encyclopædia Iranica, Volume II/4: Architecture IV–Armenia and Iran IV. London and New York: Routledge & Kegan Paul. pp. 418–438. ISBN 978-0-71009-104-8.
Hakobyan, Tʿadewos (2007). Hayastani patmakan ašxarhagrutʿyun [Historical geography of Armenia] (in Armenian). Erewan: EPH hrat.
Hakobyan, Tʿ. X.; Melikʿ-Baxšyan, S. T.; Barsełyan, H. X. (1998). "Nor Širakan". Hayastani ew harakicʿ šrǰanneri tełanunneri baṙaran (in Armenian). Vol. 4. Erewan: Erewani Hamalsarani Hratarakčʿutʿyun. p. 31.
Hakobyan, Tʿ. X.; Melikʿ-Baxšyan, S. T.; Barsełyan, H. X. (1998). "Parskahaykʿ". Hayastani ew harakicʿ šrǰanneri tełanunneri baṙaran (in Armenian). Vol. 4. Erewan: Erewani Hamalsarani Hratarakčʿutʿyun. p. 318.




Further reading


Markvart, H. (1961). "H. Markvarti "Parskahaykʿ nahangǝ" antip usumnasirutʿyunǝ" [J. Markwart's Unprinted Study 'The Province of Parskahayk']. Patma-Banasirakan Handes (in Armenian). 1: 180–207.




External links


Map of Parskahayk (Nor Shirakan). [1]

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