Back فاسبوراكان Arabic Vaspurakan Azerbaijani Vaspurakan Catalan Vaspurakan German Vaspurakano Esperanto Vaspurakan Spanish واسپوراکان Persian Vaspourakan French Վասպուրական Armenian Վասպուրական HYW
| Վասպուրական | |
|---|---|
| Province of the ancient kingdom of Armenia | |
| 189 BC–428 AD | |
| Capital | Van |
| History | |
• Artaxias I declaring himself independent | 189 BC |
• Annexed by Sassanid Empire | 428 AD |
| Today part of |  Turkey IranNakhchivan Autonomous Republic |
Vaspurakan (Armenian: Վասպուրական, Western Armenian pronunciation: Vasbouragan) was the eighth province of the ancient kingdom of Armenia, which later became an independent kingdom during the Middle Ages, centered on Lake Van. Located in what is now southeastern Turkey and northwestern Iran, the region is considered to be the cradle of Armenian civilization.[1]
- ^ Hovannisian 2000, p. 1.