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The Islamic Road Maps
By Rouben Galichian In our day and age the use of automobile has made the road map possibly the most common and widely distributed and used map after the street maps or town plans. One can find all types of road maps and charts almost in every vehicle on the road. But what was their…
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ՀԱՅ ՔԱՐՏԵԶԱԳՐՈՒԹՅՈՒՆԸ ՄԻՆՉԵՒ 20-ՐԴ ԴԱՐԻ ԿԵՍԸ
Ռուբեն Գալչյան, Երևան, 2015 թ. Հայկական քարտեզագրությունն ու աշխարհագրությունը այնքան վաղեմություն չունեն ինչքան պատմագրությունը: Հայերենով հնագույն աշխարհագրական երկը միջնարդարյան “Աշխարհացոյցն” է, որը պարունակում է գրավոր բացատրություններ աշխարհի, տարբեր երկրների, և հատկապես Հայաստանի և հարակից երկրների մասին: Սակայն դրան կից չկա, կամ մեզ չի հասել որևէ քարտեզագրական փաստաթուղթ: Հայերեն հնագույն քարտեզը դա մի փոքրիկ աշխարհացույց բոլորակ…
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ARMENIA IN THE MAPS OF AL-ISTAKHRĪ
Abu Ishāq Ibrāhim bin Muhammad al-Farsī al-Istakhrī known as al-Istakhrī, ﻯﺮﺧﻄﺼﻻﺍ ﻰﺴﺭﺎﻔﻟﺍ ﺪﻣﺤﻣ ﻥﺒ ﻡﻳﻫﺍﺭﺒﺍ ﻕﺣﺴﺍ ﻮﺑﺍ (died 957 CE) was one of the most prominent Persian (known as IslamIc) geographers. Al-Istakhrī is known primarily for his book of geography entitled Kitab al-Masālikva al-Mamālik ﮎﻠﺎﻣﻣﻠﺍ ﻮ ﮎﻠﺎﺴﻣﻠﺍ ﺐﺎﺗﮐ (Book of Routes and Realms), various versions…
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A MEDIEVAL ARMENIAN T-O MAP
Rouben Galichian The Matenadaran archive collection in Yerevan, capital of Armenia, contains some 14,000 manuscripts from the golden age of Armenian literature, beginning in the fifth century and from later periods. [1] Amongst these manuscripts are many illustrated works on astrology and astronomy as well as some on geography, but virtually nothing contains a map.…
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A Brief History of the Maps of Armenia
By Rouben Galichian – 2015 When an Armenian is asked how he or she would describe their country to a non- Armenian, most would reply “we were the first country to accept Christianity as the state religion in the year 301”. This is all true but would it carry any weight if you were to…
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KARABAGH (ARTZAKH) IN OLD MAPS
By Rouben Galichian – 2015 1 – GENERAL The author has tried to present a balanced and unbiased historic and cartographic view for the reader interested to obtain some knowledge of how and when the Armenian–populated region of Karabagh was depicted in cartographic records. For this reason the maps reproduced in the article, with the…
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ՀԱՅ ՔԱՐՏԵԶԱԳՐՈՒԹՅՈՒՆԸ ՄԻՆՉԵՒ 20-ՐԴ ԴԱՐԻ ԿԵՍԸ
Ռուբեն Գալչյան, Երևան, 2015 թ. Հայկական քարտեզագրությունն ու աշխարհագրությունը այնքան վաղեմություն չունեն ինչքան պատմագրությունը: Հայերենով հնագույն աշխարհագրական երկը միջնարդարյան “Աշխարհացոյցն” է, որը պարունակում է գրավոր բացատրություններ աշխարհի, տարբեր երկրների, և հատկապես Հայաստանի և հարակից երկրների մասին: Սակայն դրան կից չկա, կամ մեզ չի հասել որևէ քարտեզագրական փաստաթուղթ: Հայերեն հնագույն քարտեզը դա մի փոքրիկ աշխարհացույց բոլորակ…
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Source of the Conflict and Borders Between Armenia and Azerbaijan
By Rouben Galichian – Yerevan March 2022 In the aftermath of the withdrawal of Russia from the war and the end of the World War in 1918 and the region which for about 100 years was known as Russian Trans-Caucasian Gubernias or Provinces, were left to their own devices and thus the three Trans-Caucasian Republics…
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Medieval Maps in Azerbaijan National Atlas of 2014
A Cartogrpahic Study Rouben Galichian2023 – Yerevan Index of Contents Authors Preface A – Genberal information B – Analysing the old maps C – Conclusion NATIONAL ATLAS OF AZERBAIJAN – BAKU, 2014 A – General Provisions This atlas of Azerbaijan was published in Baku, 2014. It has a volume of about 450 pages, of which…
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On the Naming of Lake Sevan as Gökcha
ROUBEN GALICHIAN (GALCHIAN) Independent researcher and cartologistHon. Doctor of NAS RArgalichian@yahoo.com AbstractIn any given part of the world, forced demographic changes to the ethnic population inevitably result in changes to the local linguistics as well as the evolution and alteration of toponyms. The resulting changes can give politicians and extremists the possibility to exploit the…
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The Meaning of the Prefix “KARA” or “GHARA” in Toponyms
ROUBEN GALICHIAN (GALCHIAN) Independent researcher and cartologist Hon. Doctor of NAS RA rgalichian@yahoo.com Abstract During the medieval times many toponyms around the area indicated by the convergence of Iran, Turkey and Azerbaijan borders were given the prefix “kara” or “ghara”. Although today that particular prefix in the language of the locals, that is in the…
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The New Terminology of “WESTERN AZERBAIJAN”
By Rouben Galichian, Yerevan Since the middle of the twentieth century, the authorities and pseudo-academics of the barely decades–old country, the Republic of Azerbaijan, began the process of establishing their republic as an ancient country, laying claim on the lands of all their neighbouring countries. This process began from the day the Republic of Azerbaijan…
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The Distinction between the Republic of Azerbaijan and the Province of Azerbaijan in Iran
Republic of Azerbaijan and the Province of Azerbaijan in Iran Here are various internationally well-known historic maps of the region of the South Caucasus, showing the countries which existed in that geographical region, over the centuries. Through a series of various Islamic and Western maps the establishment of Azerbaijan at the north of the Arax-Aras…