Vaspurakan

Վասպուրական
Province of the ancient kingdom of Armenia
189 BC–428 AD
Capital	Van
History
• Artaxias I declaring himself independent	189 BC
• Annexed by Sassanid Empire	428 AD
Today part of	Turkey  Iran Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic

Vaspurakan (Armenian: Վասպուրական, Western Armenian pronunciation: Vasbouragan) was the eighth province of the ancient kingdom of Armenia, which later became an independent kingdom during the Middle Ages, centered on Lake Van. Located in what is now southeastern Turkey and northwestern Iran, the region is considered to be the cradle of Armenian civilization.^[1]