Provinces of the kingdom of Armenia (antiquity)

Administrative units of the 321 BC – 428 AD monarchy

The ancient kingdom of Armenia had 15 provinces. The provinces were called ashkharh (Armenian: աշխարհ), which means "world" in Armenian.

Province (ashkharh)	Armenian name	Area (km²)	Number of cantons (gavars)	Center
Upper Armenia	Բարձր Հայք	23,860	9	Ani
Sophene	Ծոփք	18,890	8	Arshamashat
Aghdznik	Աղձնիք	17,532	11	Tigranakert
Turuberan	Տուրուբերան	25,008	17	Haykashеn [hy]
Moxoene	Մոկք	2,962	8	Aparank [hy]
Corduene	Կորճայք	14,707	11	Mahkert
Nor Shirakan	Նոր Շիրական	11,010	9	Zarehavan [hy]
Vaspurakan	Վասպուրական	40,870	35	Van
Syunik	Սյունիք	15,237	12	Baghaberd
Artsakh	Արցախ	11,528	12	Khachen
Paytakaran	Փայտակարան	21,000	10	Paytakaran
Utik	Ուտիք	11,315	8	Partaw
Gugark	Գուգարք	16,795	9	Ardahan
Tayk	Տայք	10,179	8	Boghberd
Ayrarat	Այրարատ	40,105	22	Artashat
Greater Armenia	Մեծ Հայք	280,998	189	Armavir

References

Gérard Dédéyan (dir.), Histoire du peuple arménien, Privat, Toulouse, 2007 ISBN 978-2-7089-6874-5, p.43.
"Մեծ Հայքի Նահանգներն ըստ «Աշխարհացույցի»". Archived from the original on 2018-04-05. Retrieved 2009-10-25.

Hewsen, Robert H.: Armenia: A historical Atlas. The University of Chicago Press. ISBN 0-226-33228-4.

v t e Historical states and regions of Armenia
Independent Armenian states	Kingdom of Armenia (antiquity) (Orontids, Artaxiads and Arsacids, 553 BC–428 AD) Kingdom of Armenia (Middle Ages) (Bagratunis, 884–1045) Armenian Kingdom of Cilicia (Rubenids, Hethumids and Lusignans, 1080–1375) Republic of Armenia (1918–1920) Republic of Armenia (1991–present)
Minor or dependent Armenian states	Satrapy of Armenia (Orontids, 522–331 BC) Principality of Hamamshen (790–1486) Kingdom of Vaspurakan (Artsrunis, 908–1021) Kingdom of Vanand (963–1064) Kingdom of Tashir-Dzoraget (Kiurikians, 979–1118) Kingdom of Syunik (Siunis, 987–1170) Kingdom of Artsakh (Khachen, 1000–1261) Zakarid Principality of Armenia (Zakarians, 1201–1335) Melikdoms of Karabakh (Beglarians, Israelians, Hasan-Jalalians, Shanazarians and Avanians, 1603–1822) Republic of Mountainous Armenia (1921, unrecognized) Soviet Armenia (1920–1991) Artsakh (1991–2023, unrecognized)
Provinces or Ashkhars of Armenia Major	Upper Armenia Sophene Arzanene Turuberan Moxoene Corduene Nor Shirakan Vaspurakan Syunik Artsakh Paytakaran Utik Gugark Tayk Ayrarat
Other Armenian regions	Lesser Armenia First Second Third Armenian Mesopotamia Cilicia Mountainous Plain Rocky
Other provinces under Tigranes the Great	Syria Atropatene Adiabene Assyria Iberia Albania Cappadocia Judea Osroene