The former idea that Niḫriya was to be equated with Na’iri, along the Upper Tigris, has been shown to be wrong.
Albrecht Goetze suggested that what he refers to as the Hurriland dissolved into a number of small states that the Assyrians called Nairi.
Nairi |
During his reign he embarked on a vast program of expansion, first conquering the peoples to the north in Asia Minor as far as Nairi and exacting tribute from Phrygia, then invading Aram (modern Syria) conquering the Aramaeans and neo Hittites between the Khabur and the Euphrates Rivers.
With a capacity of 6,800 spectators, Nairi Stadium is the home ground of Alashkert FC (based in Martuni) of the Armenian Premier League.