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Iron Age and Later PrehistorySite Name: Rusahinili Alternative Name: ToprakkaleCountry: Turkey
NOTE: This site is 2.513 km away from the location you searched for.
Type: Hillfort
Nearest Town: Van Nearest Village: Toprakkale
Latitude: 38.521396N Longitude: 43.401970E
Condition:
5 | Perfect |
4 | Almost Perfect |
3 | Reasonable but with some damage |
2 | Ruined but still recognisable as an ancient site |
1 | Pretty much destroyed, possibly visible as crop marks |
0 | No data. |
-1 | Completely destroyed |
5 | Superb |
4 | Good |
3 | Ordinary |
2 | Not Good |
1 | Awful |
0 | No data. |
5 | Can be driven to, probably with disabled access |
4 | Short walk on a footpath |
3 | Requiring a bit more of a walk |
2 | A long walk |
1 | In the middle of nowhere, a nightmare to find |
0 | No data. |
5 | co-ordinates taken by GPS or official recorded co-ordinates |
4 | co-ordinates scaled from a detailed map |
3 | co-ordinates scaled from a bad map |
2 | co-ordinates of the nearest village |
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Fortress built by the ancient kingdom of Urartu near the city of Van in southeastern Turkey. Urartu was often called The Kingdom of Ararat on account of the Biblical mount Ararat being nearby.
The kingdom of Urartu was named Biainili by its inhabitants and was an ancient kingdom in eastern Anatolia, centered in the mountainous region around Lake Van, which existed from about 1000 BCE until 585 BCE. The Kingdom largely consisted of three tribal groups living within its territory: Nairi, Hay and Armen, which were closely related to one another. In the beginning of the 6th century BCE, the Urartian Kingdom was constrained from Assyria in the south and nomad attacks from the north. Although weakened by incursions, the south-eastern parts, where the Hays lived, remained unmolested. The Hay took over the rule of that part of Urartu’s territory. On account of the Armen people, the area was often confused with Armenia since the Roman Empire.
Archaeological sites within its boundaries include Altıntepe, Toprakkale, Patnos and Sardurihinili. Urartian fortresses are found in Van, Armavir, Erebuni (Yerevan in Armenia), Anzaf, Kayalidere and Başkale, as well as Argishtiqinili, Teishebaini (Karmir Blur), Erebuni and others. Archaeological excavations have been done at the site by teams from Germany, the United Kingdom, and other countries. Waldemar Belck visited the area in 1891, discovering the Rusa II stele on a mountain near Lake Keşiş/Keschisch Gol 23 Km to the east in 1891 which was taken along with many other artefacts to the Pergamon Museum in Berlin. The stele reports of the building of a dam and or irrigation system.
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