Garamig ud Nodardashiragan

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Garmekan ud Nodardashiragan
Garmekan ud Nōd-Ardaxšīragān
Province of the Sasanian Empire
410-630s
Northern Mesopotamia during the late Sasanian era.svg
Map of northern Mesopotamia and its surroundings under the late Sasanians
Capital Erbil and Kirkuk
Historical eraLate Antiquity
 Garmekan and Nodshiragan merged together
410
 Muslim conquest
630s
Preceded by
Succeeded by
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Today part of Iraq

Garamig ud Nodardashiragan was a late Sasanian province in present-day northern Iraq. The province was a combination of two provinces, Garamig and Nodardashiragan. The province is first mentioned in the Nestorian hyparchies in 410. The main cities of the province were Kirkuk and Irbil, which served as the seats of Nestorian metropolitans. The province was conquered in 637 during the Arab conquest of Iran.

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