[1] The one at Nakhchivan is said to have served as a residence for Tigranes' sister, Tigranuhi.
[2] The name Tigranakert consists of the name of Tigranes the Great with the Armenian suffix -kert, meaning “made by”.
Therefore, the literal translation of the city name is “Made by Tigran.”[3] Additionally, the name Tigranavan comes from the same origin but instead uses the Armenian suffix -avan, meaning town.
[4] Movses Khorenatsi writes about this in his book titled The History of Armenia, that "... (Tigran) sends his sister Tigranuhi to Armenia as a king and in large numbers, the settlement that Tigranes built in his name, that is, Tigranakert, the provinces call for his service to put in.
In the Middle Ages, Tigranavan had a population of 500,000-600,000[dubious – discuss] Armenians and occupied a large area within its fortified walls.