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Csopak — by Jeffrey Becker — last modified Apr 13, 2022 05:59 PM

Roman ruins were discovered on the shores of Lake Balaton.

Cuenca — by María Jesús Redondo — last modified Dec 12, 2022 03:38 PM

The site of Cuenca, Spain, was first occupied by Muslim Arabs in the eighth century who fortified a location between the Júcar and Huécar rivers that became known as Ḳūnka. The fort was ceded by means of treaty to Alfonso VI of León and Castile in 1080. By the thirteenth century, Cuenca was part of the kingdom of Alfonso X.

Cyropolis/Kyra — by M.U. Erdosy — last modified Jul 26, 2022 07:29 AM

Cyropolis/Kyra was an ancient settlement, likely coincident with modern Kurkat in what is now northern Tajikistan. Tradition holds that Cyrus the Great established the site in 544 BC to mark the boundary of the Persian empire.

Dağönü — by Birgit Christiansen — last modified Mar 30, 2023 10:03 AM

Once known as İririn or Érérin and now known as Dağönü, this modern Turkish village located in the Van Province of eastern Turkey at the eastern coast of Lake Van lies ca. 10 km north of Ayanis. Here a stela with an inscription of the Urartian king Minua (9th / 8th century BCE) has been found (CTU I A 5-18).

Dāna — by Claudia Horst — last modified Jan 31, 2018 10:42 AM

A town mentioned in Neo-Assyrian sources; the modern site is ad-Dāna.

Değirmenköy — by Birgit Christiansen — last modified Aug 16, 2024 09:15 AM

Değirmenköy is a modern Turkish settlement with an Urartian fortress situated nearby. Here, a cylindrical stone with an inscription of the Urartian king Minua, son of Išpuini (9th / 8th century BCE) has been found mentioning a "barzudibiduni building of Minua" (CTU A 5-64).

Değirmenköy — by Carolin Johansson — last modified May 07, 2024 12:18 PM

A findspot of an Urartian inscription.

Dibba — by D.T. Potts — last modified Jan 03, 2023 03:27 PM

An ancient place, cited: BAtlas 95 inset Dibba

Dioscurias/Sebastopolis — by T. Sinclair — last modified Jun 10, 2023 07:54 PM

A Greek city established by Miletos ca. 540 B.C. on the site of an earlier second millennium B.C. settlement.

Dohuk — by Jamie Novotny — last modified Mar 24, 2023 02:28 PM

Dohuk is the capital of Dohuk Governorate in Iraqi Kurdistan. The modern city is located around the ancient site; the University of Dohuk campus is situated on top of the ruins of the ancient city (name not known).

Dolciano — by Jeffrey Becker — last modified Dec 20, 2020 10:45 AM

Dolciano is located in the environs of Chiusi and abundant evidence of Etruscan necropoleis has been documented there.

Dos Barrios — by María Jesús Redondo — last modified Feb 07, 2018 05:09 PM

A Spanish village located in the east of the province of Toledo that belonged to the kingdom of Alfonso X. It is now known as Dosbarrios.

Doublet: Oppidum Bochoritanum — by Jeffrey Becker — last modified Apr 07, 2022 02:48 PM

SEE *BOCCHORI: https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/265827

Dragonara — by I.E.M. Edlund Berry — last modified Jul 23, 2021 10:58 AM

An ancient place, cited: BAtlas 45 B1 Dragonara

Dumium — by E.W. Haley — last modified Oct 19, 2013 11:59 PM

An ancient place, cited: BAtlas 24 C3 Dumium

Durovigutum — by A.S. Esmonde Cleary — last modified Feb 14, 2018 10:06 AM

An ancient place, cited: BAtlas 8 G2 Durovigutum

Dūru — by Claudia Horst — last modified Jun 14, 2023 01:32 PM

A town mentioned in Neo-Assyrian sources that is identified with modern Anaz Höyük.

Düzceli — by Birgit Christiansen — last modified Aug 08, 2024 02:32 PM

Düzceli is a modern village in the Ağrı province in eastern Turkey, ca. 14 km southeast from Patnos and the Urartian fortress Aznavurtepe / Anzavurtepe. In Düzceli a reused stone block with an inscription of the Urartian king Minua (9th / 8th century BCE) was found which reports the contruction of a building called "iriduduni" (CTU A 5-78).

Džanfida — by Birgit Christiansen — last modified May 16, 2023 10:36 AM

Džanfida is a village located in the Armavir province of southwestern Armenia, ca. 9 km south of Sardarabat. Here a stone block with an inscription of Sarduri II (8th century BCE) was found which curses anyone who dares to damage or destroy his fortress or inscription.

Edremit — by M. Roaf — last modified Jan 14, 2025 10:13 AM

Edremit is a modern settlement and associated administrative region in the Van Province in the southeast of Turkey. In the vicinity, several inscriptions on rock and stone of the Urartian king Minua (9th / 8th century BCE) have been found which report the construction of the 'Canal of Minua'. In Greek and Roman times, Ptolemy gives the name "Artemita" for a settlement that modern scholars believe was located at Edremit.

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