Vaspurakan

former Armenian monastery in Iran

monastery in Jolfa County, Iranian national heritage site and World heritage site

chapel in Maku County, Iranian national heritage site

Vaspurakan (, 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.

Varagavank (, 'Monastery of Varag'; , 'Seven Churches') was an Armenian monastery on the slopes of Mount Erek (Varag), southeast of the city of Van, in eastern Turkey.

Medieval Armenian monestery in present-day Başkale, Van, Turkey

Rshtunik () was a canton () of the province of Vaspurakan of historical Armenia, encompassing the area on the southern coast of Lake Van, which was also referred to as ("Sea of Rshtunik"), as well as Aghtamar Island. It was located to the east of the canton of Andzevatsik, to the north of Moxoene, to the west of Hayots Dzor, and to the east of Yerevark of Turuberan province. It was ruled by the Rshtuni (also referred to as Rashduni) noble house until the ninth century.

Goght’n (; also mentioned in sources as Goght’an, , and alternatively transliterated as '''''') was a canton () located in the province of Vaspurakan in historical Armenia. Its borders roughly corresponded to the modern Ordubad Rayon of Nakhichevan, Azerbaijan.

Andzevatsik (in , Anjewacʼikʼ) was a region of ancient and medieval Armenia c. 400–800 in the South-East of Vaspurakan, ruled by the Antzevatsi family.

former Armenian Church in Yanal, Başkale, Van, Turkey

Hayots Dzor (, literally "the valley of the Armenians") or Eruandunik/Yervandunik (, from the name of the Orontid dynasty) was a canton (gavar) of the province of Vaspurakan of historical Armenia encompassing the area to the southeast of Lake Van, namely the valley of the Khoshab (Hoşap River). It was bordered by the cantons of Rshtunik to the southwest, Tosp to the north, and Kughanovit to the east. Armenian folk tradition holds the region to be the site of the legendary battle between the Armenian patriarch Hayk and the Babylonian ruler Bel. Hayk is said to have founded the fortress of Haykʻ

right|thumb|300px|Map showing Mardali i.e. Mardistan within the jurisdiction of the house of Mamikonian The district of Mardistan, in historic Armenia corresponds to Artaz, the origin of the Amatuni. The district of Mardali (Mardaghi) must have been located to the south of Erzurum, north of the Bingöl sources. The Mards of this section of the country were evidently immigrants from the South, says Nicholas Adontz.

monastery ruins in Tatvan, Bitlis, Turkey

former Armenian monastery in Turkey