I am Greek but live in the West. My question is based on the seeming continuous split of Armenia into Western and Eastern parts.
During Byzantine times the Western part found in Turkey was controlled by Constantinople/Byzantium. The Eastern half was taken over by a number of rulers including Muslims. But when Turkey formed the West part became Muslim and the East Christian or atleast the West side changed and the East stayed the same. So my question is why the split? Does the border between East and West have some strategic significance or is it just some random thing that happened?
Explain the history please because most sources like Greek ones refer to Armenia but I am pretty sure they mean the part under their control. Is there a good source that can explain this weird arrangement? I mean surely even during Russian intervention Western Armenia could have been annexed. So what is it with the eternal split?
During Byzantine times the Western part found in Turkey was controlled by Constantinople/Byzantium. The Eastern half was taken over by a number of rulers including Muslims. But when Turkey formed the West part became Muslim and the East Christian or atleast the West side changed and the East stayed the same. So my question is why the split? Does the border between East and West have some strategic significance or is it just some random thing that happened?
Explain the history please because most sources like Greek ones refer to Armenia but I am pretty sure they mean the part under their control. Is there a good source that can explain this weird arrangement? I mean surely even during Russian intervention Western Armenia could have been annexed. So what is it with the eternal split?
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