Utik

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Utik was an ancient historical region in the South Caucasus, located on the frontier of Caucasian Albania and often contested by neighboring Armenian and Iberian kingdoms.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Utik canonical 2
Outik 1

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Statements (32)

Predicate Object
instanceOf ancient region
historical region
borderWith Kingdom of Armenia
Kingdom of Iberia
hasAlternativeName Outik
linked to: Utik

Utikʿ (Classical Armenian form)
hasEthnicGroups Albanians (Caucasian Albanians)
linked to: Caucasian Albanians

Armenians
Iberians (ancient Georgians)
historicallyContestedBy Caucasian Albania
Kingdom of Armenia
Kingdom of Iberia
languageAttestedIn Classical Armenian
Greek
Latin
locatedEastOf Kingdom of Armenia
locatedIn South Caucasus
locatedInPresentDay territory of modern Azerbaijan
locatedOn frontier of Caucasian Albania
locatedSouthOf Caucasus Mountains
linked to: Caucasus
locatedWestOf Caspian Sea
mentionedIn Classical Armenian sources
Classical Georgian sources
Greco-Roman geographical works
partOf Caucasian Albania
borderlands between Armenia and Caucasian Albania
historic Armenian cultural sphere
regionType border province
strategicImportance frontier zone between regional powers
timePeriod Antiquity
Early Middle Ages
Late Classical era
linked to: Classical period

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