Abstract The hydrodistilled oils of the aerial parts of Artemisia armeniaca and Artemisia splendens have been analyzed by a combination of GC and GC/MS. The main components of A. armeniaca were Î±-pinene (41.9%) and 1,8-cineole (20.6%) followed by spathulenol (6.7%) and limonene (5.6%). 1,8-cineole(14.5%), germacrene D (14.3%), Î±-pinene (11.3%) and bicyclogermacrene (11.3%) were found to be the major constituents of A. splendens. Key Word Index: Artemisia armeniaca Artemisia splendens Compositaeessential oil compositionÎ±-pinene1,8-cineoledavanonegermacrene Dbicyclogermacrene