Aiastan - Aiastan

Japanese: アイアスタン - あいあすたん
Aiastan - Aiastan

…the historical name of the region centered on the Trans-Caucasian Republic of Armenia in southeastern Europe and the Armenian Plateau in eastern Turkey. The Armenians call themselves Hay (plural Hayk) and call this region Hayastan or Aiastan. The area in which they once lived as the main inhabitants was much larger than it is today, so in ancient times Armenia was sometimes used to refer to a wide area that stretched from present-day Georgia in the north, through Azerbaijan in the east to the Caspian Sea coast, the Mesopotamian lowlands in the south, and Cappadocia, which occupies the eastern half of Asia Minor in the west. …

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

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…ヨーロッパ南東部,ザカフカスのアルメニア共和国と,トルコ東部のアルメニア高原を中心とする地域の歴史的な呼称。アルメニア人は自らをハイ(複数はハイク)といい,この地域をハイアスタンまたはアイアスタンと呼ぶ。かつて彼らが主要な住民として生活していた地域の範囲は,現在よりはるかに広く,そのため古くは,北は現在のグルジア,東はアゼルバイジャンを経てカスピ海沿岸まで,南はメソポタミアの低地,西は小アジアの東半を占めるカッパドキアまでという広い地域をアルメニアと称したこともあった。…

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