Map of the Armenian highland

Ararat from Doğubeyazıt

The Armenian Highland (Russian Armyanskoye Nagorye; also known as the Armenian Upland or Armenian Plateau, also referred as eastern Armenia) is a plateau of Transcaucasia, connecting the Lesser Caucasus with the Taurus Mountains. Doğubeyazıt ( Kurdish: Bazîd; Armenian: Դարոյնք Դարենից or Պակովան ( Latin transliteration: Daroynk‘ Eastern Armenia was the portion of Ottoman Armenia and Persian Armenia that was ceded to the Russian Empire following the Russo-Turkish In Geology and Earth science, a plateau, also called a high plateau or tableland, is an area of highland, usually consisting The South Caucasus is a mountainous geopolitical area of south-central Eurasia, also referred to as Transcaucasia, or The Transcaucasus. Lesser Caucasus ( Azeri: Kiçik Qafqaz Dağları Georgian: მცირე კავკასიონი Малый Кавказ sometimes translated as "Caucasus For the Taurus Mountains on the moon see Montes Taurus. For Mount Taurus outside Cold Spring New York, see Bull Hill.

Its total area is about 400,000 km². ^[1] At an average elevation of 1500 to 2000 metres, its highest point is Mount Ararat, 5,165 metres (16,945 ft). Mount Ararat (see section Names for other names is the tallest peak in Turkey. It is a mixture of lava plateaus, volcanic cones, and fault-fold ranges featuring mountain steppes and semi-deserts. Lava is molten rock expelled by a Volcano during an eruption When first expelled from a volcanic vent it is a Liquid at Temperatures In Geology and Earth science, a plateau, also called a high plateau or tableland, is an area of highland, usually consisting Volcanic cones are among the simplest Volcano formations in the world A mountain range is a chain of Mountains bordered by highlands or separated from other mountains by passes or valleys In physical Geography, a steppe ( German, from степь - "a flat and arid land" степ - /stɛp/ тал - tal дала - /dɑlɑ/ pronounced A Semi-arid climate or steppe climate generally describes climatic regions that receive low annual Rainfall (250-500 mm or 10-20 in There are a number of lakes in tectonic depressions (Lake Sevan, Lake Van, Lake Urmia). This article discusses the geologic usage for the philosophical or architectural usage see Architectonics ' Or see Plate tectonics. Depression in Geology is a Landform sunken or depressed below the surrounding area Lake Sevan (Սևանա լիճ is the largest lake in Armenia and one of the largest high-altitude lakes in the world Lake Van (Van Gölü Gola Wanê Վանա լիճ Daryacheye Van ("Lake of Van" is the largest Lake Lake Urmia ( Daryacheh-ye Orumieh; ارومیه گولو, ارومیه گولی ancient name Lake Matiene) is a Salt lake in northwestern Iran

Most of the Armenian Highland is in Turkey's Eastern Anatolia Region (Doğu Anadolu Bölgesi), and also includes northwestern Iran, all of Armenia, southern Georgia and western Azerbaijan. Turkey (Türkiye known officially as the Republic of Turkey ( is a Eurasian Country that stretches For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Iran topics. Armenia (Հայաստան transliterated: Hayastan,) officially the Republic of Armenia (Հայաստանի Հանրապետություն Hayastani Georgia ( საქართველო, Sakartvelo) is a Transcontinental country in the Caucasus region situated at the dividing line between Azerbaijan ( English; Azərbaycan officially the Republic of Azerbaijan (Azərbaycan Respublikası is the largest and most populous country in the South Its eastern parts are also known as the Transcaucasian highland (Zakavkazkoye nagorye). ^[2]

The Armenian Plateau has been called the "epicenter of the Iron Age", since it appears to be the location of the first appearance of Iron Age metallurgy in the late 2nd millennium BC. This article is about the archaeological period known as the Iron Age for the mythological Iron Age see Ages of Man. The history of ferrous metallurgy began far back in Prehistory, most likely with the use of Iron from Meteorites The Smelting of iron in The 2nd millennium BC marks the transition from the Middle to the Late Bronze Age. ^[3] It is also traditionally believed to be one of the possible locations of the Garden of Eden. Not to be confused with Eden Gardens.The Garden of Eden ( Hebrew "pleasure" גַּן עֵדֶן Arabic: جنات عدن, ^[4]

The apricot, a native to China, spread to Europe through the Armenia Highlands. The Apricot ( Prunus armeniaca, "Armenian plum" in Latin syn It came to be known throughout the ancient world as the Armenian fruit, and its botanical name Prunus armeniaca, derives from the Latin vernacular for apricot, Armeniacum. Latin ( lingua Latīna, laˈtiːna is an Italic language, historically spoken in Latium and Ancient Rome.

In the 1980s, the ministry of education in Turkey ordered that names that could be conceived as reminiscent of pre-Turkic peoples of Anatolia like "Armenian highland" (Armenians) and "Pontic range" (Pontic Greeks) be effaced in atlases in Turkish schools. The 1980s was the decade spanning from January 1 1980 to December 31 1989. Turkey (Türkiye known officially as the Republic of Turkey ( is a Eurasian Country that stretches The Armenians (Հայեր Hayer) are a Nation and Ethnic group originating in the Caucasus and in the Armenian Highlands A large The Pontic Mountains ( Turkish Doğu Karadeniz Dağları) are a range of mountains in northern Turkey, whose eastern end extends into southeastern The term Pontic Greeks, Pontian Greeks, Pontians or Greeks of Pontus (Πόντιοι Ποντιακός Ελληνισμός or gr Έλληνες The official term of the plateau in Turkish usage is "Eastern Anatolian Highland".

See also

• Eastern Armenia
• Western Armenia
• Kingdom of Armenia
• Greater Armenia (political concept)
• Lesser Armenia
• Lesser Armenia (Cilicia)
• Russian Armenia
• Armenian Genocide
• Wilsonian Armenia
• Eastern Anatolia

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