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MeSH Heading: Armenia
Tree Number(s): Z01.542.900.099; Z01.542.931.099; Z01.586.035.150; Z01.586.950.099
Unique ID: D001136
RDF Unique Identifier: http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D001136
Annotation: includes present and historical contexts
Scope Note: An ancient country in western Asia, by the twentieth century divided among the former USSR, Turkey, and Iran. It was attacked at various times from before the 7th century B.C. to 69 B.C. by Assyrians, Medes, Persians, the Greeks under Alexander, and the Romans. It changed hands frequently in wars between Neo-Persian and Roman Empires from the 3d to 7th centuries and later under Arabs, Seljuks, Byzantines, and Mongols. In the 19th century Armenian nationalism arose but suffered during Russo-Turkish hostilities. It became part of the Soviet Republic in 1921, with part remaining under Turkey. (Webster's New Geographical Dictionary, 1988)
Entry Term(s): Armenian S.S.R.; Armenian SSR
Online Note: use ARMENIA to search ARMENIAN S.S.R 1982-92 & ARMENIAN SSR 1975-81
History Note: ARMENIAN S.S.R. was heading 1982-92; was ARMENIAN SSR 1975-81
Date Established: 1975/01/01
Date of Entry: 1999/01/01
Revision Date: 2017/07/17

Concept UI: M0001702
Scope Note: An ancient country in western Asia, by the twentieth century divided among the former USSR, Turkey, and Iran. It was attacked at various times from before the 7th century B.C. to 69 B.C. by Assyrians, Medes, Persians, the Greeks under Alexander, and the Romans. It changed hands frequently in wars between Neo-Persian and Roman Empires from the 3d to 7th centuries and later under Arabs, Seljuks, Byzantines, and Mongols. In the 19th century Armenian nationalism arose but suffered during Russo-Turkish hostilities. It became part of the Soviet Republic in 1921, with part remaining under Turkey. (Webster's New Geographical Dictionary, 1988)
Terms: Armenia Preferred Term
Term UI T003419
Date01/01/1999
LexicalTag NAM
ThesaurusID POPLINE (1993); Armenian SSR
Term UI T003421
Date04/22/1992
LexicalTag NAM
ThesaurusID NLM (1993); Armenian S.S.R.
Term UI T003420
Date10/12/1999
LexicalTag NAM
ThesaurusID NLM (1993)

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