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title: Teishebaini Ruins
author: Travis Witt
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/8078/teishebaini-ruins/
format: machine-readable-alternate
license: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0)
updated: 1970-01-01
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# Teishebaini Ruins
_Authored by Travis Witt_
## Image File
[](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/8078.jpg)
## Image Caption
The ruins of [Teishebaini](https://www.worldhistory.org/Teishebaini/) (aka Tesebaini, near modern Yerevan in [Armenia](https://www.worldhistory.org/armenia/)) which was an important fortress [city](https://www.worldhistory.org/city/) of the [Urartu civilization](https://www.worldhistory.org/Urartu_Civilization/). Founded in the reign of king Rusa II (r. c. 685-645 BCE) and abandoned c. 590 BCE.
## Cite This Work
### APA
Witt, T. (2018, February 12). Teishebaini Ruins. *World History Encyclopedia*.
### Chicago
Witt, Travis. "Teishebaini Ruins." *World History Encyclopedia*, February 12, 2018. .
### MLA
Witt, Travis. "Teishebaini Ruins." *World History Encyclopedia*, 12 Feb 2018, .
## License & Copyright
[Original image](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Karmir_Blur_Town.JPG) by [**Travis Witt**](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Karmir_Blur_Town.JPG). Submitted by [Mark Cartwright](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/markzcartwright/ "User Page: Mark Cartwright"), published on 12 February 2018. The copyright holder has published this content under the following license: [Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0deed.en). This license lets others remix, tweak, and build upon a work even for commercial reasons, as long as they credit the author and license their new creations under the identical terms. When republishing on the web a hyperlink back to the original content source URL must be included. Please note that content linked from this page may have different licensing terms.