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Ancient maps found in Egypt show Armenia was too far from its present territory - PHOTO

Ancient maps found in Egypt show Armenia was too far from its present territory - <font color=red> PHOTO</font>

25 January 2010 13:23 (UTC +04:00)

Baku. Kamala Guliyeva â€“ APA. Director of the Institute of Oriental Studies of Azerbaijan National Academy of Sciences Govhar Bakhshaliyeva found out in Dar Al-Kutub library of Egypt valuable maps important for Azerbaijanâ€™s history. Spokesman for the Institute Vugar Mammadov told APA that Govhar Bakhshaliyeva found out five maps important for Azerbaijanâ€™s history, took their photos and brought to Baku. Mammadov said that the maps show that Armenia was too far from its present territory, in the south.

He said one of the maps was published by A.Tarid in Boulevard Saint Denis early in the past century. The map prepared to show the railways and navigation lines covers European and Asian countries. The territory of the state described on the west coasts of the Caspian Sea and presented as Azerbaijan on the map coincides with the territory of Azerbaijan Peopleâ€™s Republic (1918-1920). The disputable areas are also presented as Azerbaijanâ€™s territory on Taridâ€™s map. The map confirms that Nagorno Karabakh, including Shusha belong to Azerbaijan and also shows Derbent, Gasimkend and upper territories as Azerbaijanâ€™s territory.

The western border passes through the Goyce Lake. The regions of modern Armenia â€“ Mehri, Gafan, Gorus, Sisyan, Vardenis, Krasnoselsk, as well as part of Berd region, are shown as the Azerbaijani territory. Another map shows Iranian territory after the Gulustan and Turkmenchay treaties. The map was drawn up in Farsi and toponym of Azerbaijan is shown over the territory from the banks of Araz River until the Iraqi borders. The mountains of Ahar, Marand, Savalan, Lake of Urmia, cities of Maraga, Mahabad, Maku, Khoy, Ardabil, Miyana, Tebriz and others are shown in the territory of Azerbaijan.

The third map was drawn up in 1785 in Venice, Italy. It was called as â€œEmpire of Alexander the Greatâ€, which covers Europe, Africa and Asia. The map was drawn up in Italian by Antonio Zatta and his sons. Albania was shown in the western coast of Caspian Sea. Araz River located in the south. Armenian was shown not as the state, but only as geographic territory in very south of Araz River, in neighborhood with Assyria and Mesopotamia.

The next two maps were drawn up in Amsterdam, the Netherlands during the Ottoman Emperor Mehmet III (1595-1603). It was drawn up by the artist Jydykus, Hindius. Another map was drawn up and printed by the artist Friedrich de Wit in 1775. The maps show Armenian territories far from their present location in the south and having no relation to the territory of modern Armenia. De Wit also noticed the toponym of Shirvan in the territory of Azerbaijan in his map.