gamavor Posted May 30, 2002 Report Share Posted May 30, 2002 How about the Armenoi located on the Bulgarian-Greek border?!? I know Strabo is not to be trusted but...World is such a small place. There is another Pazardjik further north, but this time it was Tatar Pazardjik. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Twilight Bark Posted May 31, 2002 Author Report Share Posted May 31, 2002 In early Ottoman history, the name "Ermeni Derbendi" is encountered often, and corresponds to a mountain pass on the way to Bursa. Yes, Bursa, the city in Western Turkey! The name comes from the Byzantine name for the castle in the pass, "Armenocastron" (Armenian castle). Of course, the "modern" name has no trace of the Armenian connection. The current name of the closest village is Pazarcik (little Bazaar), conveniently shortened from "Ermeni Pazarcik". The mountain near the mountainpass used to be known as the Ermenek mountain. Source: "Place Names in Anatolia" by Bilge Umar (in Turkish) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iran01 Posted August 11, 2003 Report Share Posted August 11, 2003 a wild guess. probably the word "derbend" is originated from Persian "darband" ( "dar" , door. "band", bind). There is a place near Tehran with the name "darband": http://images.google.com/images?q=darband http://www.rockclimbing.com/routes/listAre...php?AreaID=1416 What I understand , "darband" means "mountain pass" !So "ermeni derbendi" is "Armenian mountain-pass". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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