The map indicates Azerbaijani khanates and the Lake of Gekcha (Azerbaijani: Gökçe)/ Sevanga. The Russified name Sevanga originates from the Sasanian name (Pahlavi: Sivāng-e) meaning "blue water", legend in Russian.
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Карта военных действий в Закавказском крае с 1809 по 1817 год. (runivers.ru)
Azerbaijan's Iravan and Nakhcivan Khanates and the Lake of Gekcha/ Sevanga (Pahlavi: Sivāng-e), legend in Russian.
The armenized name "Sevan" is a corrupted form of the Sasanian name "Sivāng-e" (Pahlavi/Middle Persian), meaning blue water.
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