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Year 139 (CXXXIX) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Julian calendar. At the time, in Western civilization, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Hadrianus and Praesens. The denomination 139 for this year has been used since the early medieval period, when the Anno Domini calendar era became the prevalent method in Europe for naming years.
Year 735 (DCCXXXV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Julian calendar. The denomination 735 for this year has been used since the early medieval period, when the Anno Domini calendar era became the prevalent method in Europe for naming years.
Year 906 (CMVI) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Julian calendar.
Vayots Dzor is a province (marz) of Armenia. It lies at the southeastern end of the country, bordering the Nakhchivan exclave of Azerbaijan to the west and the Kalbajar District of Azerbaijan to the east. It covers an area of 2,308 km2 (891 sq mi). With a population of only 52,324, it is the most sparsely populated province in the country. The capital and largest city of the province is the town of Yeghegnadzor.
The Orbelian lords of the province of Syunik were a noble family of Armenia, with a long history of political influence documented in inscriptions throughout the provinces of Vayots Dzor and Syunik, and recorded by the family historian Bishop Stepanos in his 1297 History of Syunik.
Vayk is a town and the centre of the Vayk Municipality of the Vayots Dzor Province of Armenia.
The Tatev Monastery is a 9th-century Armenian Apostolic Christian monastery located on a large basalt plateau near the village of Tatev in the Syunik Province in southeastern Armenia. The term "Tatev" usually refers to the monastery. The monastic ensemble stands on the edge of a deep gorge of the Vorotan River. Tatev is known as the bishopric seat of Syunik and played a significant role in the history of the region as a center of economic, political, spiritual and cultural activity.
Agarakadzor is a village in the Areni Municipality of the Vayots Dzor Province in Armenia. It is located 3 km southeast of the Province center, on the left bank of the Arpa River, near the confluence of the Agarakadzor tributary.
Aghnjadzor is a village in the Yeghegis Municipality of the Vayots Dzor Province in Armenia. It is located 17–18 km northwest of the Province center. The village had a mixed population of Azerbaijanis and Armenians before the exodus of Azerbaijanis from Armenia after the outbreak of the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict.
Hors is a village in the Yeghegis Municipality of the Vayots Dzor Province in Armenia. It is located 24 km northwest of the Province center, on the bank of the right-hand Hors tributary of Selimaget, 6–7 km northwest of the confluence of the Selimaget and Yeghegis rivers.
Karmrashen is a village in the Vayk Municipality of the Vayots Dzor Province of Armenia.
Yeghegis is a village in the Yeghegis Municipality of the Vayots Dzor Province in Armenia. It has a rich historical past, with the medieval Zorats Church, the Tsakhats Kar Monastery and the Smbataberd fortress being located in the vicinity of Yeghegis, as well as a Jewish cemetery from the 13th century.
Syunik was a region of historical Armenia and the ninth province of the Kingdom of Armenia from 189 BC until 428 AD. From the 7th to 9th centuries, it fell under Arab control. In 821, it formed two Armenian principalities: Kingdom of Syunik and principality of Khachen, which around the year 1000 was proclaimed the Kingdom of Artsakh, becoming one of the last medieval eastern Armenian kingdoms and principalities to maintain its autonomy following the Turkic invasions of the 11th to 14th centuries.
The 363 Arsakawan earthquake took place c. 363. It affected the cities of Arsakawan and Salat.
The 139 Mcurn earthquake is listed in bibliographical records of seismology as having affected the city of Mcurn.
The 632 Armenia earthquake reportedly affected the region of Armenia. The primary source for this earthquake is the chronicle of Michael the Syrian, which only offers a brief narrative on the subject. According to it, a "tremor" (earthquake) destroyed many places in Armenia. It does not specifically name these places. Michael the Syrian dates this earthquake to 632, but the exact date is unknown. The chronology of Michael's narrative is considered unreliable, and it is possible that he misdated this earthquake.
The 840 Erzurum earthquake reportedly took place in the city of Qaliqala.
The 863 Dvin earthquake reportedly took place in the city of Dvin on 13 February, 863.
The 906 K'argop' earthquake took place in the monastery K'argop', Armenia, c. 906. The monastery was also known as Xotakerk', the monastery of the Vegetarians. The earthquake occurred approximately 150 years following the 735 Vayots Dzor Province earthquake, and affected the same region.
Moz in the province of Vayots Dzor was an ancient town in southern Armenia that was destroyed by an earthquake and volcanic eruption in the year of 735. It is the oldest historically documented settlement in Vayots Dzor. In the 7th to 8th centuries, the town was a significant trading and craft center on the Silk Road, with several thousand inhabitants. Moz was the main seat of the Armenian princes of Syunik from the House of Orbelian, who relocated it to Yeghegis after the destruction of the town.