Toponyms in Armenia and in the Basque Country

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There are a number of similar sounding toponyms in Armenia and in the Basque country: Astarak is a town in Armenia (Astarak is a Basque settlement in the south of France); Goris (town in Armenia) and Goris in Gascony; Deba are rivers in Armenia and in the Basque lands; Shubria (ancient name of Sasun) has its equivalent Shuberoa in the Basque province of France; Arax (a river in Armenia) has a twin Arakses in Gascony; Aran in Armenia and in Basque-speaking Catalonia…

There are a number of similar sounding toponyms in Armenia and in the Basque country: Astarak is a town in Armenia (Astarak is a Basque settlement in the south of France); Goris (town in Armenia) and Goris in Gascony; Deba are rivers in Armenia and in the Basque lands; Shubria (ancient name of Sasun) has its equivalent Shuberoa in the Basque province of France; Arax (a river in Armenia) has a twin Arakses in Gascony; Aran in Armenia and in Basque-speaking Catalonia…

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