Mogkh
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Mogkh or Mox, Moxq, Moxus, Moxos, Moks, sometimes Mekes, today Bahçesaray, Van province, Turkey, was an ancient Armenian province which was bounded on the south by a part of Assyria called by the Armenians Arovasdan. [1]
It was governed by Armenian princes whose descendants still reigned there in the tenth century. [1]
The district of Mukus, ancient Mogkh, which contained sixty villages, forty of which were inhabited by Armenians. [2]
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Historical regions of Armenia | |
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The traditional 15 provinces of Historic Armenia:
1. Upper Armenia • 2. Sophene • 3. Aghdznik • 4. Turuberan • 5. Moxoene • 6. Corduene • 7. Parskahayk • Other historical regions of Armenia: Karin • Taron • Commagene • Armenian Mesopotamia • Norshirakan • Lesser Armenia • Cilicia • Mardali • Mogkh | |
