Sophene

Sophene (Armenian: Ծոփք Tsopkh, Ancient Greek: Σωφηνή Sōphēnē or Armenian: Չորրորդ Հայք, English: Fourth Armenia) was a province of the Armenian Kingdom and of the Roman Empire, located in the south-west of the kingdom. The region lies in what is now southeastern Turkey. According to Anania Shirakatsi's Ashkharatsuyts ("World Atlas," 7th century), Tsopk (Sophene) was the 2nd among the 15 provinces of Greater Armenia. It consisted of 8 cantons (gavar): * Khordzyan * Hashtyank * Paghnatun * Balahovit * Tsopk Shahunyats * Andzit * Degik * Gavrek

Sophene

Sophene (Armenian: Ծոփք Tsopkh, Ancient Greek: Σωφηνή Sōphēnē or Armenian: Չորրորդ Հայք, English: Fourth Armenia) was a province of the Armenian Kingdom and of the Roman Empire, located in the south-west of the kingdom. The region lies in what is now southeastern Turkey. According to Anania Shirakatsi's Ashkharatsuyts ("World Atlas," 7th century), Tsopk (Sophene) was the 2nd among the 15 provinces of Greater Armenia. It consisted of 8 cantons (gavar): * Khordzyan * Hashtyank * Paghnatun * Balahovit * Tsopk Shahunyats * Andzit * Degik * Gavrek