Caucasian Albania

:This region should not be confused with modern Albania and Albanians (Shqiptarë), who are a separate people from the Balkans, and only share the name coincidentally.

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Albania - Albanians - Balkans

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Caucasian Albania (or Aghbania) was an ancient state that covered what is now southern Dagestan and most of today's Azerbaijan of the Caucasus. For much of its history, the Caucasian Albania was a part of the Persian Empire.

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Dagestan - Azerbaijan - Caucasus - Persian Empire

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