Parachoatras (mountain)
Parachoatras[1] ( Arm: Patizhahar) — a mountain range that merges with the Lesser Caucasus.[2] The Cadusians bordered on the Medes and Matians at the foot of Mount Parachoathra.[3]
Geography
V. Latyshev links the Parachoatras mountain range with the Elburz, whereas Kemal Aliyev asserts that the southern parts of Armenia are shielded by the Taurus, which separates it from the entire region between the Euphrates and Tigris known as Mesopotamia; the eastern parts border Greater Media and Atropatene; the northern parts are the Parachoatras mountains, situated above the Caspian Sea, along with Albania, Iberia, and the Caucasus, which surrounds these nations and adjoins Armenia.[4] In the works of Movses Khorenatsi, Mount Parachoatras (now identified as the Talysh Mountains, Boerovdag, or Elburz)[5] is mentioned as "Patizhahar," which he etymologically traces back to Old Persian and translates as "Mountain of Fleece".[6] According to other sources, the Parachoatras refers to the lower ridges of Kebir Kuh and Posht-e Kuh.[7]
References
- ↑ Rüdiger Schmitt, "Cadusii"
- ↑ Кемал Алиев. Античные источники по истории Азербайджана / ред. Откупщиков Ю.В. — Баку: Элм, 1987. — С. 15, 17, 58. — 132 с.
- ↑ ……..кадусии граничат с мидийцами и матианами у подошвы Парахоафры. // Материалы по истории СССР. Для семинарских и практических занятий. Вып. 1. Древнейшие народы и государства на территории СССР. — М.: Высшая школа, 1985. — с. 109—303 с.
- ↑ Кемал Алиев. Кавказская Албания / ред. Ямпольский З. И. — Баку: Элм, 1974. — С. 114. — 363 с.
- ↑ СимпоZий Συμπόσιον - Мидия
- ↑ Мовсес Хоренаци. История Армении / Пер. с арм. и объяснил Н. Эмин. — Москва: тип. Каткова, 1858. — С. 297. — 383 с.
- ↑ Макаренко В.В. Откуда пошла Русь? Новая география Древнего мира.. — Москва: ООО “Издательский дом “Вече”, 2003. — С. 365. — 656 с. — ISBN 5-9533-0117-0.