Azerbaijan And Aran Caucasian Albania

By consequence of the Karabakh War in 2020 and due to Azerbaijanian revisionism concerning the history, culture and cultural monuments of the region, the discussion on Caucasian "Albania", which is little known in the West in both academic and public circles, has been reignited. The handbook provides an overview of the current state of research on the Caucasian "Albanians" in an objective, scientifically sound manner. The contributions are not necessarily intended to reveal new scientific findings but rather to summarise approved knowledge. The volume brings together internationally renowned scholars, researchers and practitioners from various fields of studies reporting on and reviewing the state of research concerning the Caucasian "Albanians", their history and archaeology, their language and written monuments, their religion, church history and their art, including their relation to the Udi people of today. The companion is intended to neutrally introduce the readership to the subject of Caucasian Albania from various perspectives.

Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 25. Chapters: Church of Caucasian Albania, Shirvan, Arran, Udi people, Caucasian Albanian alphabet, Barda, Azerbaijan, Saingilo, Hereti, Qabala Rayon, Qutqashen Sultanate, Qabala treasures, Qalagah, Parnavaz II of Iberia, Javanshir, Caspiane. Excerpt: Albania (Latin, Greek, in Old Armenian: A uank, Parthian Ardhan, Middle Persian Arran, usually referred to as Caucasian Albania for disambiguation with the modern state of Albania; the native name for the country is unknown) is a name for the historical region of the eastern Caucasus, that existed on the territory of present-day republic of Azerbaijan (where both of its capitals were located) and partially southern Dagestan. The Parthian name was Ardhan ( Middle Persian: Arran). The Arabic was ar-R n. The name of the country in the language of the native population, the Caucasian Albanians, is not known. Aghuank (Old Armenian: A uank, Modern Armenian: A vank') is the Armenian name for Caucasian Albania. Armenian authors mention that the name derived from the word "Aghu" ( ) meaning amiable in Armenian. The term Aghuank is polysemous and is also used in Armenian sources to denote the region between the Kur and Araxes rivers as part of Armenia. In the latter case it is sometimes used in the form "Armenian Aghuank" or "Hay-Aghuank." The Armenian historian of the region, Movses Kaghankatvatsi, who left the only more or less complete historical account, also explains the name Aghvank as a derivation from the word Aghu (Armenian for sweet, soft, tender), which, he said, was the nickname of Caucasian Albania's first governor Arran and referred to his lenient personality. Moses of Kalankatuyk and other ancient sources explain Arran or Arhan as the name of the legendary founder of Caucasian Albania (Aghvan) or even as the...

The book describes the history of the medieval architecture of the Caucasian Albania-Azerbaijan. The picture of the origin, development and prosperity of Albanian architecture, an integral part of the culture of the Azerbaijani people, is created on the basis of the full-scale surveys and historical sources of information.

After the collapse of the Soviet Union the Caucasus was wracked by ethnic and separatist violence as the peoples of the region struggled for self-determination. Vicken Cheterian, who spent many years as a reporter and analyst covering the region's conflicts, asks why nationalism emerged as a dominant political current, and why, of the many nationalist movements that emerged, some led to violence while others did not. He explains also why minority rebellions were victorious against larger armies, in mountainous Karabakh, Abkhazia, and in the first war of Chechnya, and discusses the ongoing instability and armed resistance in the North Caucasus. He concludes his book by examining chapters the great power competition between Russia, the US, and the EU over the oil and gas resources of the Caspian region.