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title: Urartian Fortress & Tomb
author: Ronnie Jones III
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# Urartian Fortress & Tomb

_Authored by [Ronnie Jones III](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/ronandjess522/)_

## Image File

[![Urartian Fortress & Tomb](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/5527.jpg)](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/5527.jpg)

## Image Caption

The ruins of this fortress (Bayazit Kalesi) and [tomb](https://www.worldhistory.org/tomb/) date back to the 9th century BCE Kingdom of [Urartu](https://www.worldhistory.org/Urartu_Civilization/) just outside present-day Dogubayazit, [Turkey](https://www.worldhistory.org/Asia_Minor/). The Kingdom of Urartu was centered in modern-day eastern Turkey, southwest [Armenia](https://www.worldhistory.org/armenia/), and northwestern Iran. Urartu enjoyed considerable political power in the region in the 9th and 8th centuries BCE. Similar to Assyrian in language and [culture](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/culture/), their capital was [Tushpa](https://www.worldhistory.org/Tushpa/) (modern-day Van, Turkey). They were conqured and succeeded by the Armenians in 6th century BCE.

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## Bibliography

- [Asher, A. *The Peoples of Ararat.* BookSurge Publishing, 2009.](https://www.worldhistory.org/books/1439225672/)
- [Burney, C. *The Peoples of the Hills.* Phoenix, 2001.](https://www.worldhistory.org/books/1842122525/)
- [Wilson, M. *Biblical Turkey.* Ege Yayinlari, 2014.](https://www.worldhistory.org/books/6054701487/)

## About the Author

In university Ronnie concentrated his studies on the Greco-Roman world while writing his senior thesis on the Reformation. He has studied Koine Greek and Hebrew at the masters level, and is currently studying Turkish.
- [X/Twitter Profile](https://twitter.com/HistoryandBeans)

## Cite This Work

### APA
III, R. J. (2016, August 26). Urartian Fortress & Tomb. *World History Encyclopedia*. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/5527/urartian-fortress--tomb/>
### Chicago
III, Ronnie Jones. "Urartian Fortress & Tomb." *World History Encyclopedia*, August 26, 2016. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/5527/urartian-fortress--tomb/>.
### MLA
III, Ronnie Jones. "Urartian Fortress & Tomb." *World History Encyclopedia*, 26 Aug 2016, <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/5527/urartian-fortress--tomb/>.

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