Under the last persian king of the achaemenian dynasty, armenia enjoyed peace and prosperity. Since then, the two countries had neither border or economical disputes nor ethnical or religious rivalries. It raises important questions about our own responsibilities as individuals. It outlines the historical context, including persias rule of these countries before the. The kingdom of armenia reached its height under tigranes the great in the 1st century bc and became the first state in the world to adopt christianity as its official religion in the late 3rd or early 4th century ad. Marzpan armenia and neighboring countries 387628 eastern section. I was particularly taken with the natural scenery of lake sevan, areninorovank monastery and gandzasar monastery. Iran pdf history in urdu by muhammad aslam lodhi absolute complete history of 9th nuclear ability muslim country. The armenian people are amongst the native ethnic groups of northwestern iran known as iranian azerbaijan, having millennia long recorded history there while the region or parts of it have had made up part of historical armenia. Multiple epidemics of this disease have been recorded throughout the history of iran. One is an islamic country that bans alcohol, and the other proudly boasts being the worlds first christian nation and making, according to locals, the worlds best brandy.
Genuine though the iranoarmenian friendship was, it was still primarily determined by the two partners national interests. Armenia in the 57th centuries, and the map legend s. Michael axworthys excellent 2008 a history of iran. The iranian revolution, past, present and future iran chamber. A 1699 book by an armenian scholar by the name of luke vanandetzi provides an idea of the remarkably extensive network of armenian trade.
Urartu was established in 860 bc and by the 6th century bc it was replaced by the satrapy of armenia. List of books and articles about armenian history online. Despite the longstanding history of human plague in iran, it remains difficult to obtain an accurate overview of the history and current status of plague in iran. These historical armenian regions that nowadays include iranian azerbaijan are nor shirakan. Armenia is bounded by turkey on the west, azerbaijan on the east the nakhchivan autonomous republic of azerbaijan is on its southwestern border, iran on the southwest, and georgia on the north. Common goals, national interests in light of international sanctions imposed on iran as well as speculations about a possible preemptive strike on the islamic republic, it is in the national interests of armenia not to allow a war in the region. I will return to armenia, hopefully in the near future, to see artsakh again and northern armenia. Since antiquity there has always been much interaction between ancient armenia and persia.
Apr 17, 2014 the contrast between iran and armenia is huge, which made crossing the border between the two countries a pretty bizarre experience. In particular, the editors would like to acknowledge the generosity of. The transliteration system employed in this translation is a modification of the library of congress system. Armenia is one of the oldest civilizations in the world. Iran is bounded to the north by azerbaijan, armenia, turkmenistan, and the caspian sea, to the east by pakistan and afghanistan, to the south by the persian gulf and the gulf of oman, and to the west by turkey and iraq. It is published in tehran, isfahan and north eastern iran, where the majority of the armenians are living. The author of this medieval romance claims to have compiled it in 68081 from shorter, earlier accounts written by the abbots of the monastery of glak in the district of taron in southwestern historical armenia, to the west of lake van. Sebeos history, 7th century armenia, iran, persia, byzantium. Due to the early shiite zeal of the safavids to convert all populations of iran to shia islam, many armenians were heavily pressured to convert throughout eastern armenia. The iranian revolution past, present and future chapter 1 the historical background iran is one of the worlds oldest countries. Apr 03, 2017 armenia together with iran, china, greece, egypt and japan, belongs to those countries that passed hundreds of centuries and survived till our days. Manuscript illuminators developed a distinct new julfa style, beginning in the first half of the seventeenth century, with the work of mesrop of khizan, originally from armenia. Iran, armenia and georgia chapter 12 the cambridge.
The contrast between iran and armenia is huge, which made crossing the border between the two countries a pretty bizarre experience. Moses khorenatci the armenian horodotus, was an armenian historian, and author of the history of armenia. Formative era and the kingdom of ararat 5000 bc armenian language becomes a separate indoeuropean language 2700 bc first mention of haya in akkadian inscriptions 2260 bc first mention of armenia in sumerian inscriptions 0 bc founding of kingdom of ararat urartu. The first major civilisation in what is now iran was that of the elamites, who might have settled in south western iran as early as 3000 b. The oldest known ancestors of modern armenians, the hayasaazzi tribes, also known as protoarmenians, were indigenous to the armenian highland in eastern anatolia. Ethnicity, identity, and the development of nationalism in iran on. Archaeologists say the shulaverishomu culture of the central transcaucasus region, and armenia today, as the earliest known prehistoric culture in the area, carbondated to around 6000 4000 bc. Armenian folk literature, john mamikoneans history of taron. Iran also controls about a dozen islands in the persian gulf. The book assesses iranazerbaijan and iranarmenia bilateral relations to. The story of the armenian genocide and its legacies is told in facing history s newest resource book, crimes against humanity and civilization. But even in the prepersian era we find armenia existing as a separate state, populated by a number of fierce. History of armenia simple english wikipedia, the free.
Malkhasyan mikayel, phd in history, yerevan state university history of medieval armenia. Historical tour to armenia and iran armenia tours and. His approach is sensitive and generally evenhanded, reflecting an interest in iran that in places borders on reverence. The history of armenia and armenians is very ancient and can go back at least 2000 bc. The earliest history of armenia, as kurdistan was called previous to its conquest by the osmanli turks, is lost in the mists of mythology. Try searching on jstor for other items related to this book.
Armenia was invaded by the red army and became a soviet state in 1920. Marzpan armenia and neighboring countries 387628 western section and map legend b. The armenianiranian community has a history of around 400 years. Our historical tour to armenia and iran is a saturated 14day journey which includes visits to the most valuable historical monuments of armenia and iran. Armenia simple english wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. With the dissolution of the soviet union in 1991, armenia was the first state to declare its independence, and remains an independent republic today. From them also, thrust up in the wake of the volcanic activity of late pliocene times, came diorite and obsidian, both highly prized in antiquity. Bedrosian, the turcomongol invasions and the lords of armenia in the 14th centuries new york, 1979. The story of the armenian genocide and its legacies is told in facing historys newest resource book, crimes against humanity and civilization.
The first printed book in iran, in any language, was an armenian translation of the book of psalms, produced in 1638. The original armenian name for the country was hayk, later hayastan armenian. A captivating guide to armenian history, starting from ancient armenia to its declaration of sovereignty from the soviet union captivating history 4. Armenia and artsakh are incredibly beautiful countries with interesting history, strong tradition and warm and kind people. Gaining and losing its independence over the centuries, on september 21, 1991, armenia finally claimed its independence from the soviet union. According to official statistics, there were approximately 300 000.
Finally, the rivers of iran, racing swiftly through. These tribes formed the nairi tribal union, which existed until late th century bc. Empire of the mind covers 3,000 years of iranian history in less than 300 pages. Movses identified himself as a young disciple of saint mesrop and is recognized by the armenian apostolic church as one of the holy translators of. Iran and armenia have been in close contact for thousands of years. In 2007 a new 160kilometer line to armenia began operations. In the armenian national discourse, komitas is considered to be the founder of armenian national music. For more than 20 years, the islamic republic of iran has appeared as one of the main and most reliable allies of the republic of armenia.
Armenian history, caucasian history, iranian history, arab. Armenia is one of the oldest countries in the world with a recorded history of about 3500 years. This lengthy work, which has survived in 65 chapters, is divided thematically into several sections. Armenian apostolic theologian malachia ormanian, in his 1911 book on the. The border with iran was the only route by which armenia could receive supplies, subject as it was to a turkoazeri blockade due to the nagornokarabakh conflict. For the book with the same name, see history of armenia book. Armenians in iran adopt several approaches for retaining. One is an islamic country that bans alcohol, and the other proudly boasts being the worlds first christian nation and making, according to.
Armenian history the history of armenia through the centuries. Part one is a summary of armenian church and political history from the 4th through the 12th centuries. This is a destination where you will be intrigued by history, awed by monuments, amazed by the landscape and charmed by downtoearth locals. The original territory known as armenia having been annexed by russia, persia, and turkey, the bulk of the armenian population is divided between these three powers. He is credited with the earliest known historiographical work on the history of armenia, but was also a poet, or hymn writer, and a grammarian. Among classical armenian sources, the history of taron attributed to the otherwise unknown yovhannes john mamikonean, is a peculiar work. They are estimated to number in russia about 1,000,000, in persia 150,000, and in turkey, including salonika and the lost european provinces, 1,500,000. Social education 696, pg 333337 2005 national council. The armenians, an indoeuropean people, first appear in history shortly after the end of the 7th century bce. Iran by muhammad aslam free download urdu books pdf. Alik is the historical daily newspaper of the armenian community7. The catholic diocese of nakhichevan reported that in the mid 1600s armenian families of the villages of saltaq, kirne had converted to islam to avoid losing their. You will visit museums, historical monuments, unesco objects, ancient towns as well as learn local traditions and taste national dishes. Armenia lies in the highlands surrounding the biblical mountains of ararat.
Explore armenia holidays and discover the best time and places to visit. And even fewer have a culture that is as rich and resilient. But even in the prepersian era we find armenia existing as a separate state, populated by a number of fierce and diverse tribes who were continually contending. Crimes against humanity and civilization facing history and. Plague remains a public health concern worldwide, particularly in old foci. Celebrating the legacy of five centuries of armenianlanguage. It is to them and their resilience that this book is dedicated, as iran emerges at the beginning of the twentyfirst century as one of the most powerful states in the middle east. According to the cia world fact book, iran in 2011 was the fourth larger exporter to. Celebrating the legacy of five centuries of armenian. The armeniairan relationship european strategic intelligence. It is a history that is as relevant today as it was in the 1940s. Other articles where history of armenia is discussed. Five centuries of armenianlanguage book printing 3 five centuries of armenian printing, 15122012. Modern intellectual and political history of the middle east.
About onethird of its 4,770mile 7,680km boundary is seacoast. Armenia is a democracy and its borders only include a very small portion of the land that was historic armenia. Over the centuries armenia has been in conflict with many civilizations including russia, persia, and the romans. The course companion is set for the medieval period of the history of armenia course armenian curriculum in the ib dp of quantum college. Christianity came to armenia first, before the conversion of constantine, from the syrian south. A brief outline text by ara sanjian, armenian research center, university of michigandearborn armenia and the armenians t he modern republic of armenia lies in the south caucasus, along the southern geographical boundary between europe. It is situated at a strategic juncture in the middle east region of south west asia.
Some reference to iranian history is therefore indispensable for a proper understanding of its subsequent development. From the very beginning of the arsacid period 247 b. The russian version of this book, which we hope will primarily be read in armenia, azerbaijan and georgia, is supplemented by articles which reflect the. Iran recognized armenias independence on december 25, 19911. Pdf the armenianiranian community has a history of around 400 years. That is one of the reasons why our publication contains not only a mere ana lysis of current history textbooks in armenia, azerbaijan and georgia, but also re commendations for change. This book has the admeasurement of 24 mb and acquaint into actual books and muhammad aslam lodhi pdf books. Ancient greek historians of 5 th century bc, like herodotus and xenopon, also mentioned armenia in their works. Kirakos gandzaketsis history of the armenians is a primary source for the study of the armenian highlands in the th century. Armenians in armenians in iran history of armenian colony.
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