Thomas A. Carlson, David A. Michelson and Silvio Roggo, (eds.), "Arzun — ܐܪܙܘܢ " in last modified February 16, 2024, http://syriaca.org/place/285 Arzun Arzon ܐܪܙܘܢ ܐܰܪܙܘܢ ܓܘܽܪܙܰܐܢ ارزون غورزان Ghurzān أَرْزَن Arzen Arzun was the capital of the Armenian districut of Arzanene on the border zone between the Armenian highlands and upper Mesopotamia. Joh. Eph., EH 6.34, records the Roman conquest of the city in the early 580s. ܡܕܝܺܢܬܐ ܪܒܬܐ ܕܢܳܦܠܐ ܠܓܰܪܒܰܝ ܡܰܥܪܰܒ ܣܥܶܪܬ ܚܰܪ̈ܒܳܬܗ̇ ܩܝ̈ܡܳܢ مدينة كبيرة كانت شمالي غربي سعرت اطلالها ماثلة a large city, formerly northwest of Seʿert. Its ruins can still be seen. 37.973889 41.384722 Attestation of name أَرْزَن in the Muʿjam al-buldān of Yāqūt al-Ḥamawī. Barsoum also refers to this place in his description for Philoxenus of Mabbug as "Ghurzān" erroneously. http://syriaca.org/place/285 http://syriaca.org/johnofephesus/places/285 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nisibis_(East_Syrian_Ecclesiastical_Province)#The_diocese_of_Arzun The Gorgias Encyclopedic Dictionary of the Syriac Heritage 33, 218, 310 ܒܪ̈ܘܠܐ ܒܕܝܪ̈ܐ ܕܥܠ ܡܪܕܘܬ ܝܘܠܦܢ̈ܐ ܣܘܪ̈ܝܝܐ ܗܕܝܪ̈ܐ 257, 536 كتاب اللؤلؤ المنثور في تاريخ العلوم والأداب السريانية 231, 504 The Scattered Pearls: A History of Syriac Literature and Sciences 268, 551 Muʿjam al-buldān Yāqūt al-Ḥamawī I:180 161 276; 311; 331; 338 3.6.15; 3.6.27; 3.6.34 https://geohack.toolforge.org/geohack.php?pagename=Arzen&params=37_58_26_N_41_23_05_E_type:fortress_region:TR-56 This place shares a name with one or more distinct places. This place shares a location with one or more distinct places that should not be confused with one another. Armenia