Erzurum, eastern Anatolia, Turkey, Ottoman Empire
Erzurum (Armenian - Karin), is a city in eastern Anatolia, Turkey. The name "Erzurum" derives from "Arz-u Rum" (literally The Land of the Romans in Persian). Largest province in Turkey's Eastern Region. Has belonged to Ancient Armenia, Persia, the Romans, the Seljuc Turks and the Ottomans. In Byzantine times it was known as Theodosiopolis
Picture No
12458279
Media ID
45725910
Size
4749px x 3269px
(4.3MB)
Credit
Mary Evans / Grenville Collins Postcard Collection
Source
Engraving by A Willmore after J Ramage
Date
circa 1830
