Armenian Highland

English

Armenian Highland in the centre

Proper noun

Armenian Highland

  1. A plateau in Transcaucasia, connecting the Lesser Caucasus with the Taurus Mountains. Total area: about 400,000 km². Average elevation: 1500 to 2000 metres, highest point: Mount Ararat. The area lies mostly in eastern Turkey; also includes the whole of modern Armenia, southern Georgia, western Azerbaijan, northwestern Iran, Nakhichevan and Nagorno-Karabakh.

Synonyms

  • Armenian Plateau
  • Armenian Upland

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