<0xBE> <0xBF> Α δ ρ α β ι γ ά ν ω ν ), ▁Armen ian ▁A tr p ata kan , ▁Sy ri ac ▁Ad hor b ā yg h ā n ." ▁ ▁The ▁name ▁At rop at ▁in ▁Middle ▁Pers ian ▁was ▁transformed ▁to ▁Ad har bad ▁and ▁is ▁connected ▁with ▁Z oro ast rian ism . ▁A ▁famous ▁Z oro ast rian ▁priest ▁by ▁the ▁name ▁Ad ar bad ▁Mah ras p and an ▁is ▁well ▁known ▁for ▁his ▁coun s els . ▁A zer ba ij an , ▁due ▁to ▁its ▁numerous ▁fire - tem ples ▁has ▁also ▁been ▁quoted ▁in ▁a ▁variety ▁of ▁historic ▁sources ▁as ▁being ▁the ▁birth place ▁of ▁the ▁proph et ▁Z oro aster ▁although ▁modern ▁sch ol ars ▁have ▁not ▁yet ▁reached ▁an ▁agreement ▁on ▁the ▁location ▁of ▁his ▁birth . ▁ ▁With ▁Q aj ar ▁Iran ▁being ▁forced ▁to ▁c ede ▁to ▁Imperial ▁Russia ▁its ▁C au cas ian ▁territ ories ▁north ▁of ▁the ▁Ar as ▁River ▁( that ▁is , ▁modern - day ▁Georgia , ▁D ag est an , ▁Armen ia , ▁and ▁the ▁Republic ▁of ▁A zer ba ij an ) ▁during ▁the ▁course ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 9 th ▁century , ▁through ▁the ▁treat ies ▁of ▁Gul istan ▁( 1 8 1 3 ) ▁and ▁Turk men ch ay ▁( 1 8 2 8 ), ▁vast ▁amounts ▁of ▁soil ▁were ▁ir rev oc ably ▁lost . ▁Following ▁the ▁dis integration ▁of ▁the ▁Russian ▁Empire ▁in ▁ 1 9