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Alexander, the management of the state he created was
temporarily entrusted to Perdikki. Atropatena became an
independent state after Perdikki’s death in
321 B.C. The
creation of a geographical name of "Azerbaijan" is connected
with Atropatena. The name of "Azerbaijan" began to be
mentioned after the Arab conquests, since the VII century B.C.
The State of Atropatena covered mainly the territory of South
Azerbaijan and some southern areas of the current Republic of
Azerbaijan. Zagros Mountains stretched across the western part
of the country; however Garadagh mountain range stretched in
the North.
Qazaka was the capital city of Atropatena and it
was situated on the south-east of Lake Urmiya.
The population of Atropatena consisted of various tribes.
The authors of ancient times reported that there were a lot of
tribes living in that country. According to the data of those
authors a certain part of the Mugis and Caspians also lived on
the territory of Atropatena. Magi tribes occupied a special
place among the Midian tribes. They had a great reputation as
the main executers of the fire-worshipping and religious rites.
The priest of the Zoroastrian religion also bore the name of
Magi.
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