Taik
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Taik (armenski: Տայք Taykʿ), (gruzijski: ტაო - Tao) je bila historijska provincija Velike Armenije, jedan od 15 aškara (svjetova). Taik se sastojao od 8 kantona:
- Kogh
- Berdats por
- Partizats por
- Tchakatk
- Bokha
- Vokaghe
- Azordats por
- Arsiats por.
Njeno područje je pokrivalo današnje turske distrikte Yusufeli (Kiskim) u Artvinu i Oltu, Olur (Tavusker), Tortum i Çamlıkaya (Hunut) sjeverno od İspira u Erzurumu. Na jugozapadu se nalazila drevna oblast Sper.
Izvori
- Arutyunova-Fidanyan, Viada A., Some Aspects of the Military-Administrative Districts and Byzantine Administration in Armenia During the 11th Century, REArm 20, 1986-87: str. 309-20.
- Garsoian, Nina. The Byzantine Annexation of the Armenian Kingdoms in the Eleventh Century, 192 p. In: The Armenian People from Ancient to Modern Times, vol. 1, edited by Richard G. Hovannisian, St. Martin’s Press, New York, 1977.
- Hewsen, Robert. Armenia. A Historical Atlas. The University of Chicago Press, Chicago, 2001, str. 341.