Tayk was a historical province of the Greater Armenia, one of its 15 ashkars (worlds). Tayk consisted of 8 cantons:

• Kogh
• Berdats por
• Partizats por
• Tchakatk
• Bokha
• Vokaghe
• Azordats por
• Arsiats por.

The Tayk province covered contemporary Turkish districts of Yusufeli

Yusufeli

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 (Kiskim) in Artvin Province

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 and Oltu

Oltu

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, Olur

Olur

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 (Tavusker), Tortum

Tortum

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 and Çamlıkaya (Hunut) to the north of İspir

İspir

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 in Erzurum Province

Erzurum Province

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. To its southwest is found the ancient region of Sper. After World War I

World War I

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, Armenia

Democratic Republic of Armenia

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 and Georgia

Democratic Republic of Georgia

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 had contested the region, with particular conflict over Olti. As a result, Turkish rule was firmly reestablished.

Sources

• Arutyunova-Fidanyan, Viada A., Some Aspects of the Military-Administrative Districts and Byzantine Administration in Armenia During the 11th Century, REArm 20, 1986-87: 309-20.
• Garsoian, Nina. The Byzantine Annexation of the Armenian Kingdoms in the Eleventh Century, 192 p. In: The Armenian People from Ancient to Modern Times, vol. 1, edited by Richard G. Hovannisian, St. Martin’s Press, New York, 1977.
• Hewsen, Robert. Armenia. A Historical Atlas. The University of Chicago Press, Chicago, 2001, Pp 341.