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Van Fortress

The Fortress of Van (also known as Van Citadel; Turkish: Van Kalesi; Armenian: Վանի Բերդ; Kurdish: Kela Wanê) is a massive stone fortification built by the ancient kingdom of Urartu during the 9th to 7th centuries BC, and is the largest example of its kind. It overlooks the ruins of Tushpa, the ancient Urartian capital during the 9th century, which was…

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Built
8th and 7th centuries BC
Condition
Large sections of walls are still standing.
Demolished
Partially
Materials
Unmortared basalt (lower walls) and mud-bricks
Open to the public
Yes
Type
Fortress

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Achaemenid inscription

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Van Fortress

Nodes24
Edges23
Triples29
Avg. degree1.92
Density0.083333
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Van Fortress

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related to Gallery · 9
Van Fortress → Annals, Citadel, FortressThe, I's, Russian Archeological Society, Sarduri, Stairs, Tushpa, Van Citadel
Built · 1
Van Fortress → 8th and 7th centuries BC
Condition · 1
Van Fortress → Large sections of walls are still standing.
Coordinates · 1
Van Fortress → .mw-parser-output .geo-default,.mw-parser-output .geo-dms,.mw-parser-output .geo-dec{display:inline}.mw-parser-output .geo-nondefault,.mw-parser-output .geo-multi-punct,.mw-pars…
Demolished · 1
Van Fortress → Partially
Materials · 1
Van Fortress → Unmortared basalt (lower walls) and mud-bricks
Open to the public · 1
Van Fortress → Yes
Type · 1
Van Fortress → Fortress

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Van FortressBuilt8th and 7th centuries BC1.00infobox
Van FortressConditionLarge sections of walls are still standing.1.00infobox
Van FortressCoordinates.mw-parser-output .geo-default,.mw-parser-output .geo-dms,.mw-parser-output .geo-dec{display:inline}.mw-parser-output .geo-nondefault,.mw-parser-output .geo-multi-punct,.mw-pars…1.00infobox
Van FortressDemolishedPartially1.00infobox
Van FortressMaterialsUnmortared basalt (lower walls) and mud-bricks1.00infobox
Van FortressOpen to the publicYes1.00infobox
Van FortressTypeFortress1.00infobox
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Achaemenidsinstance ofSuccessive groups0.80text
Armeniansinstance ofSuccessive groups0.80text
Parthiansinstance ofSuccessive groups0.80text
Romansinstance ofSuccessive groups0.80text

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