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Çavuştepe - Sardurihinili

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➥ Çavuştepe Inscriptions Çavuştepe fortress was founded in the mid-8th century BCE by King Sarduri II during the peak of the Urartian Kingdom’s power. Inscriptions ...

Ayanis - Rusahinili Eiduru-kai

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➥ Ayanis Inscriptions Ayanis is a fortress settlement built atop a hill on the shore of Lake Van, located approximately 38 kilometers north of the ...

Altıntepe

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It is a fortress settlement located on the northwestern frontier of the Kingdom of Urartu, about 15 km east of the modern-day city center of ...

Palu Fortress - Šebeteria

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➥ Palu Inscription It is a Urartian fortress built on a hill approximately 2 km west of the Palu district center. To the south, the ...

Kef Kalesi - Haldiei URU KUR Ziuquni

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➥ Kef Kalesi Inscriptions Kef Kalesi (Kef Fortress) was established on a hill 2,200 meters high, located behind the town of Adilcevaz, on the northern ...

Aznavurtepe - Aludiri

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➥ Aznavurtepe and Patnos Inscriptions Aznavurtepe is a Urartian fortress located in the northeast of the fertile Patnos Plain, about 50 km north of Lake ...

Minua (Shamran) Canal - Minuai Pili

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➥ Minua Canal Inscriptions It is a water canal approximately 50 kilometers long, built by Urartian King Minua at the end of the 9th century ...

Hazine Piri Kapısı

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➥ Hazine Piri Inscription Hazine Piri Kapısı (Hazine Piri Gate) is a rock niche situated to the south of the village of Elmalık (formerly called ...

Toprakkale - Rusahinili Qibani-kai

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➥ Toprakkale Inscriptions It is located approximately 5 kilometers east of Tušpa (Van Fortress). The site was established on a hill at the foothills of ...

Körzüt

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➥ Körzüt Inscriptions Körzüt Kale (Körzüt Fortress) is located approximately 60 km north of the city center of Van, south of the Muradiye Plain. The ...

Körzüt

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