ArmavirԱրմավիր(Political Subdivision & Settlement)Armenian, Russian The name of an ancient Armenian city founded in the 8th century BC, which became the capital of the Kingdom of Armenia in 331 BC under the Orontid dynasty. In modern times the name is also borne by a nearby town (which was renamed Armavir in 1992 after the historic city) and province, as well as another city and administrative division in Russia.
ArtsakhԱրցախ(Political Subdivision)Armenian The Republic of Artsakh (Armenian: Արցախի Հանրապետություն, Artsakhi Hanrapetut'yun), or simply Artsakh, also known by its second official name, the Nagorno-Karabakh Republic, is a breakaway de facto state in the South Caucasus that is internationally recognized as part of Azerbaijan... [more]
BaghdadԲաղդադ(Settlement)Arabic, English, Armenian, Hindi, Italian, Malay, Pashto, Persian, Urdu, Uyghur From Persian بغداد (Baghdad) most likely derived from Middle Persian 𐭡𐭢𐭣𐭲 (bgdt) meaning "given by god", itself from Old Persian 𐏎 (baga) meaning "god" and 𐎭𐎠𐎫 (dātaʰ) meaning "given, created"... [more]
ChinastanՉինաստան(Country)Armenian From Persian چین (Chin) referring to China combined with the suffix ستان (stan 2) meaning "land of". This is the Armenian name of China.
HunastanՀունաստան(Country)Armenian From Armenian հույն (huyn) meaning "Greek" (ultimately from the name of the ancient region of Ionia) combined with the Persian suffix ستان (stan 2) meaning "land of"... [more]
NiameyՆիամեյ(Settlement)English, Armenian, Danish, Finnish, French, Italian, Slovak, Spanish Of uncertain origin; there are several theories on the origin of the name. It may be derived from a combination of Zarma words nia ("tree") and me ("shore where water is drawn"), or from the phrase "Wa niammané" ("take this city"), reportedly said by a Kalle clan chief... [more]
ParskastanՊարսկաստան(Country)Armenian From Armenian պարսիկ (parsik) meaning "Persian" combined with the Persian suffix ستان (stan 2) meaning "land of"... [more]
RrusastanՌուսաստան(Country)Armenian Derived from the Armenian form of Kievan Rus', Kiyevyan Rrusia (Կիևյան Ռուսիա), the name of ancient Russia, and the Persian suffix "ستان (stan)", meaning "land of".
TarantoՏարանտո(Settlement)Italian, English, Armenian, Bulgarian, Finnish, Georgian, Romanian, Russian From Latin Tarentum, itself from Ancient Greek Τάρᾱς (Tárās), itself probably derived from Illyrian *darandos, meaning "oak". This is the name of a city in southern Italy.
YerevanԵրևան(Settlement)Armenian, English, Russian Meaning unknown. It may be from Yervand, the name of a 3rd-century BC Armenian king (also known as Orontes IV), or from Էրեբունի (Erebuni), an ancient Urartian fortification and city... [more]