History

Turuberan was an Armenian

Armenians

Armenian people or Armenians are a nation and ethnic group native to the Armenian Highland.The largest concentration is in Armenia having a nearly-homogeneous population with 97.9% or 3,145,354 being ethnic Armenian....

 region, that was part of the Kingdom of Armenia from 189 BC

189 BC

Year 189 BC was a year of the pre-Julian Roman calendar. At the time it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Nobilior and Vulso...

 to 387

387

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 AD. Then it was part of Sassanid Empire

Sassanid Empire

The Sassanid Empire , known to its inhabitants as Ērānshahr and Ērān in Middle Persian and resulting in the New Persian terms Iranshahr and Iran , was the last pre-Islamic Persian Empire, ruled by the Sasanian Dynasty from 224 to 651...

, Byzantine Empire

Byzantine Empire

The Byzantine Empire was the Eastern Roman Empire during the periods of Late Antiquity and the Middle Ages, centred on the capital of Constantinople. Known simply as the Roman Empire or Romania to its inhabitants and neighbours, the Empire was the direct continuation of the Ancient Roman State...

, Arab Caliphate, Kingdom of Armenia (Middle Ages), Zakarid Armenia

Zakarid Armenia

The Zakarids or Zakarid Armenia , is used to describe territories of Armenia given to the Zakarid-Mxargrzeli princes as a fief by Tamar, the queen of the Kingdom of Georgia.- History :...

, Ottoman Empire

Ottoman Empire

The Ottoman EmpireIt was usually referred to as the "Ottoman Empire", the "Turkish Empire", the "Ottoman Caliphate" or more commonly "Turkey" by its contemporaries...

. A very large Armenian

Armenians

Armenian people or Armenians are a nation and ethnic group native to the Armenian Highland.The largest concentration is in Armenia having a nearly-homogeneous population with 97.9% or 3,145,354 being ethnic Armenian....

 population remained until 1915's Armenian Genocide

Armenian Genocide

The Armenian Genocide—also known as the Armenian Holocaust, the Armenian Massacres and, by Armenians, as the Great Crime—refers to the deliberate and systematic destruction of the Armenian population of the Ottoman Empire during and just after World War I...

. Nowadays it is situated in Turkey

Turkey

Turkey , known officially as the Republic of Turkey , is a Eurasian country located in Western Asia and in East Thrace in Southeastern Europe...

's south-east.

Division

Turuberan's territory was 25008 km² (9,655.6 sq mi). It had 16 cantons.

• Khoyt
• Aspakuenats dzor
• Taron
  Taron (historic Armenia)
  Taron was a canton of the Turuberan province of Greater Armenia, now in the Muş Province, Turkey. It was divided into four districts: Mamikonian, Palauni, , Artokh Taron was a canton of the Turuberan province of Greater Armenia, now in the Muş Province, Turkey. It was divided into four districts:...
  
  
• Ashmunik
• Mardaghi
• Dastavork
• Tuaratsatap
• Dalar
  Dalar, Armenia
  Dalar is a town in the Ararat Province of Armenia.- References :* – World-Gazetteer.com*...
  
  
• Harq
• Varajnuniq
• Bznuniq
  Bznuniq
  Bznuniq was a region of the old Armenia c. 300-800, north-east of Lake Van, later the region of Khelat. It was ruled by the Bznuni family....
  
  
• Erevarq
• Aghiovit
• Apahuniq
• Koroy cation
• Khorkhoruniq