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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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| Subject | Predicate | Object | Confidence | Src |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Van Fortress | Built | 8th and 7th centuries BC | 1.00 | infobox |
| Van Fortress | Condition | Large sections of walls are still standing. | 1.00 | infobox |
| Van Fortress | Coordinates | .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… | 1.00 | infobox |
| Van Fortress | Demolished | Partially | 1.00 | infobox |
| Van Fortress | Materials | Unmortared basalt (lower walls) and mud-bricks | 1.00 | infobox |
| Van Fortress | Open to the public | Yes | 1.00 | infobox |
| Van Fortress | Type | Fortress | 1.00 | infobox |
| the Medes | instance of | Successive groups | 0.80 | text |
| Achaemenids | instance of | Successive groups | 0.80 | text |
| Armenians | instance of | Successive groups | 0.80 | text |
| Parthians | instance of | Successive groups | 0.80 | text |
| Romans | instance of | Successive groups | 0.80 | text |
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