Ashtarak, a township near Erivan, i. 139, 140, 141, 142
Asia, structural features of, i. ch. xxi. and map
Asoghik, Armenian historian, i. 382, 390
Aspinja, Mohammedan village on the Upper Kur, i. 74, 75;
discontent of the inhabitants, ibid.; 66 note 1
Astishat (District of Mush), place famous for its temples in pagan times, i. 295.
The temples destroyed by St. Gregory, ibid., who erects the first Christian church in Armenia upon the site, 296.
Site of Astishat identified with that of the present cloister of Surb Karapet, 296 note 2
Astrakhan, diocese of the Armenian Church, i. 233 note 2;
emigration of Armenians to, 367
Astvatsadur, katholikos, i. 262, 264 note 5, 268
Atabegs, governors of Upper Georgia, i. 62;
they became independent kings of Georgia, and were suppressed at a late date by the Ottoman Turks, ibid.
Atanon village, near Lake Van, ii. 123
Aternerseh, Bagratid prince of Georgia, i. 341, 343, 344, 345