Kayalıdere

Urartian Inscriptions of Muş

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Muş (A 5-7) The inscription is written on all four faces of the rectangular, prism-shaped stele. Only the lower part of the stele survives, measuring 44 cm in height, 36 cm in width, and 24 cm in depth. It originates from the Muş province and was taken to Tbilisi around 1916 during the Russian occupation … Read more

Kayalıdere

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Kayalıdere Fortress, located about 1.5 km west of Kayalıdere village in the Varto district, is one of the provincial centers that controlled the western regions of the Urartian Kingdom. It was built on a rocky ridge extending in a northwest-southeast direction along the banks of the Murat River (Eastern Euphrates).The site was first identified during … Read more