Caucasian Albania

English

Caucasian Albania in 80 BC (purple)

Etymology

From Latin Albānia, from Ancient Greek Ἀλβανία (Albanía). Called Caucasian in order to distinguish it from the unrelated modern country in the Balkans.

Proper noun

Caucasian Albania

2. An ancient region and former kingdom in Western Asia, south of the Caucasus mountains, east of Armenia and west of the Caspian Sea.

Synonyms

• Aghvank
• Arran

Derived terms

• Caucasian Albanian

Translations

ancient region and kingdom south of Caucasus mountains — see also Arran

• Armenian: Աղվանք (Aġvankʿ)

  Old Armenian: Աղուանք (Ałuankʿ), Աղբանիա (Ałbania)

• Azerbaijani: Qafqaz Albaniyası
• French: Albanie du Caucase (fr)
• Georgian: კავკასიის ალბანეთი (ḳavḳasiis albaneti)
• Greek:

  Ancient: Ἀλβανία f (Albanía)

• Irish: an Albáin Cugasach f
• Italian: Albania caucasica
• Latin: Albānia (la) f
• Lezgi: Алпан (Alpan)
• Lithuanian: Kaukazo Albanija f
• Parthian: 𐭀𐭓𐭃𐭀𐭍 (ʾrdʾn /⁠ardān⁠/)
• Persian: اران (fa) (arrân), آلان (fa) (âlân)
• Portuguese: please add this translation if you can
• Romanian: Albania Caucaziană f
• Russian: Кавказская Алба́ния f (Kavkazskaja Albánija)
• Spanish: Albania caucásica f