Quercy

Japanese: Quercy
Quercy

Aquitaine is a region in southwestern France, mainly in the middle and lower reaches of the Garonne River (the central and western parts of the Aquitaine Basin). Its scope has changed considerably over time, but today the term Aquitaine generally refers to the region that includes Guyenne, with its capital Bordeaux, and the surrounding areas, namely Aunis (with its capital La Rochelle), Saintonge, Angoumois, Périgord, Agenais, Quercy, and Gascogne.
[history]
The name "Aquitaine" comes from the fact that the region was conquered by Rome in 56 BCE and was called Aquitania ("Land of the Waters").

*Some of the terminology explanations that mention "Quercy" are listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…フランス南西部,ガロンヌ川中・下流域(アキテーヌ盆地中・西部)を中心とした地方。その範囲は,時代によってはなはだしく異なるが,今日ではボルドーを主都とするギュイエンヌGuyenneおよびその周辺の諸地方,すなわちオーニスAunis(主都ラ・ロシェル),サントンジュSaintonge(サント),アングーモアAngoumois(アングレーム),ペリゴールPérigord(ペリグー),アジュネAgenais(アジャン),ケルシーQuercy,ガスコーニュGascogneなどを総称して,アキテーヌ地方と呼ぶのが通例である。
[歴史]
 〈アキテーヌ〉という名称は,この地方が前56年,ローマに征服され属州とされ,アクイタニアAquitania(〈水の国〉の意)と呼ばれたことに由来する。…

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