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Armenian Highlands
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The region is the principal watershed for several major river systems of Western Asia. The headwaters of the Euphrates (or Frat) originate in the western expanses, while the sources of the Tigris are situated in the southeastern sectors. The Kura River system drains the northern flanks, ultimately flowing into the Caspian Sea.
A significant hydrological anomaly is Lake Sevan, the largest [freshwater reservoir](/entries/fres… -
Armenian Language
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Proto-Armenian Substrate
Linguists suggest that Proto-Armenian separated from the main Indo-European continuum around the second millennium BCE. The substrate influence on Proto-Armenian is derived from an unattested language group hypothesized to have inhabited the Armenian Highlands, potentially related to the Hurrian-Urartian language continuum. This substrate interaction is responsible… -
South Caucasus
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Historical Vestiges and Archaeology
The South Caucasus served as a corridor for numerous migrations and imperial expansions, notably the Kingdom of Urartu, the Parthians, and later the Caliphates. Archaeological work frequently unearths evidence of sophisticated metallurgy. A particularly challenging area of study involves the so-called "[Iron Discs of Sev…