Tigranakert: An Armenian Odyssey (part 1 of 2)

Chronicles the discovery of an ancient Armenian city on territory occupied by Armenian forces since the Karabagh war.

According to historians there were as many as 5 major cities built by Tigran the Great at various strategic positions throughout the Armenian Empire, ranging from Lebanon to the Caspian Sea. Each of these cities was named after the king -- Tigranakert. The greatest Tigranakert, the capitol of the realm and the residence of Tigran himself, is widely believed to have been in the vicinity of modern Diyarbakir.

Of the several Tigranakerts, the general locations of only two of them have ever been known for sure - the Tigranakert near Diyarbakir and the Tigranakert of Artsakh - but archaeologists have never been able to find their remains.

This film is about the rediscovery of the Tigranakert of Artsakh, located in the present day Agdam region currently controlled by the Republic of Nagorno-Karabagh. For an exact map location please see the Recording Date and Location info in the Statistics and Date tab, right beneath the ratings box.

The existence of the Tigranakert of Artsakh has never been a secret, though its precise location has never been revealed until now. Historical evidence can be found in the works of the 7th century historians Sebeos and Movses Kaghankatvatsi. Sebeos makes repeated references to the Tigranakert of Artsakh, or Utik (the classical Armenian name of the province just east of Artsakh where the city is located), and Kaghankatvatsi, in his "History of Aghvank", makes mention of 'T'grakerti Vank (monastery)' and its head priest: archeologists believe the church they discovered just beneath the fortress of Tigranakert, as seen in the film, is most likely this very same monastery.

Additional historical evidence of Tigranakert of Artsakh/Utik includes a 13th century inscription at the famous Gandzasar monastery left by a pilgrim from 'Tigranakert'.

According to Hamlet Petrosian, as late as the 15th century the area where the fortress has been found was called 'T'krakert' or 'Tarnayurt'; corruptions of the original name which had been kept alive by locals long after the city itself had disappeared. (Similarly, 'Diyarbakir' is a corrupted form of Tigranakert as well.)

Finally, another bit of corroborative evidence not mentioned in the film is a coin of Tigran the Great that was found in this same area many years ago, now on display at the history museum in nearby Stepanakert.

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Film & Animation

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• documentary
• armenia
• archeology
• genocide
• armenian
• history
• karabakh
• artsakh
• short
• film
• ancient

[VaheTheGreate]

Hey Tigranakert the capital of Tigranes the Greate Empire is in Turkey and called now Diyabekir. This video may make some confusion...

[zariadris]

There wasn't just one city called Tigranakert. There were as many as 5 or 6 strategic capitols built by Tigran the Great throughout his empire, each named Tigranakert. The capitol of the empire itself was near Diyarbekir - it has never been found. This film is about the legendary Tigranakert of Artsakh, whose existence was well known from medieval historical sources, such as Sebeos.

For detailed information, please click on the 'more info' tab in the upper right corner.

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[robrockrob]

Tigranakert Gharabaghum???

Et erbvanic? The es em sxal haskacel?

Tigranakert@ lriv urish tegh e eghel!

[zariadris]

I've noticed that some people are confused about this. There were as many as 5 Tigranakerts, of which the Tigranakert of Artsakh was one. Indeed, it is the only one to have ever been found.

For more extensive details about this, please see my updated description under the 'more info' tab.

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[vardvardvardvard]

Great ARMENIA

[CilicianAri]

haha your all three of your pashas were screaming when we assasinated all three of them ;)

[raffik55]

@XAAFYM

so you agree that your criminal ancestors killed 1.5 mil innocent people, then why does your pussy government spending millions of dollars to deny it?! oh sorry I forgot for a moment that you are generally liars and hypocrites.

[TheSetera]

@VaheTheGreate During his rule time Tigran The Great had formed 4 Tigranakerts...

[XAAFYM]

@CilicianAri  3 pashas? 1,5 milion or? hahaha

[yizzyrider]

ya vsegda znal, chto aziki liubiteli popizdet,,,

no chto oni drevnyaya naciya, vot eto MEGApizdezh

[niveldesdesiempre]

@robrockrob

Aper, Tiigran@ shrayl marda eghel... mi hatel "zapasa" sarqel Artshakhum!

[arsen8787]

да че вы путаетесь азики .........преставьте у нас даже есть политическая партия старше вашего истории! заткнитесь .....не надо лапать грязними руками слову "древность"!

[verdyank]

by the way...Tigranakert means - built,crafted by Tigran in armenian language

[yadnex]

@SERIYVOLKS слово "азербайджанское" и "древнее" никогда не употребляй вместе. Страна ваша возникла руками комунистов, название взяли от балды с иранского края! Как нация вы еще не сформеровались, отсюда и всякие придумки и фальсификации. Но историю создают не историки, как бы вам этого не хотелось. А она гласит ЗА ТЫСЯЧИ ЛЕТ ДО ПОЯВЛЕНИЯ 1 ТЮРКА НА КАВКАЗЕ ПО РЕКЕ КУРА И АРАКС ШЛА ГРАНИЦА МЕЖДУ АРМЯНАМИ И АЛБАНЦАМИ (которые к вам некакого отношения не имеют)

[maatrx]

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Discoveries like this add so much to our knowledge of human history. I don't understand where the hateful and childish remarks come from. Ev1 must learn to live together

[everythingisahead]

@SERIYVOLKS Одними из древних жителей современного Азербайджана были армяне и этот город принадлежал им и был построен Тиграном Великим.