Angeghtun
District of the ancient Kingdom of ArmeniaAngeghtun or Ingilene was a district of the ancient Kingdom of Armenia centered on the city and fortress of Anggh, which gave its name to the district. Anggh is often identified with the modern city of Eğil in Turkey, and may have also been the site of Carcathiocerta, capital of the Kingdom of Sophene, and the settlement Ingalawa mentioned in Hittite records. Angeghtun bordered Andzit (Anzitene), possibly at the Taurus Mountains, to its west and Great Tsopk (Sophanene) to its east, possibly at the Western Tigris.
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