Places in the Bible · Region

Minni

Minni is a region mentioned in 1 verse. Its most likely location is about 150 km around Qalaichi. The name means “reckoned; prepared.”

panorama of a river in Minni
panorama of a river in Minni · Photo: Hossein Zahedi Bouket (CC-BY-SA-4.0), via Wikimedia Commons

Where is Minni?

Approx. 36.5703, 46.2753 · OpenStreetMap · Google Maps

Possible modern locations

IdentificationTypeConfidence
about 150 km around QalaichiregionHigh

Minni in the Bible dictionary

Only in Jer. 51:27, as the name of a province in Armenia, which was at this time under the Median kings. Armenia is regarded by some as = Har-minni i.e., the mountainous country of Minni.

Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897), public domain. Full dictionary entry →

Verses that mention Minni

  • Jeremiah 51:27

    Set ye up a standard in the land, blow the trumpet among the nations, prepare the nations against her, call together against her the kingdoms of Ararat, Minni, and Ashchenaz; appoint a captain against her; cause the horses to come up as the rough caterpillers.