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Urartu

a Pleiades place resource

Creators: Gabriel Mckee

Contributors: Jeffrey Becker

Last modified May 01, 2025 10:41 PM — History

An eastern Anatolian kingdom on the eastern shore of Lake Van. Originating from a regional collection of principalities first mentioned in the 13th century BCE, it had become a single political entity by the 9th century BCE. Urartu was a powerful rival to the Neo-Assyrian Empire. It ceased to exist sometime in the late 7th or early 6th century BCE.

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Canonical URI for this page:
https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/214160492

Representative Point (Latitude, Longitude):
38.5420013982, 43.9639033484

Locations:

None

Names:

Geographic Names:
- ^KURBi-i-a-i (Biai: Urartian, 900 BC - 600 BC)
- ^KURBia-i-ni-li (Biainili: Urartian, 900 BC - 600 BC)
- Ուրարտու (Owrartow: Armenian, modern)
- Urarṭu (Urartu: Akkadian, 900 BC - 600 BC)
- māt ú-ru-aṭ-ri (mat uruatri: Akkadian, 1600 BC - 1000 BC)

Urartu makes connections with:

None

Urartu receives connections from:

Ada / Adalar part of (administrative) Urartu (unspecified date range)
Aliler Fortress part of (regional) Urartu (900 BC - 600 BC)
Anduarsalia located near Urartu (720 BC - 540 BC)
Anmurru located near Urartu (720 BC - 540 BC)
Armaouira part of (administrative) Urartu (900 BC - 600 BC)
Ayanis part of (administrative) Urartu (900 BC - 600 BC)
Aşağı Anzaf Fortress part of (administrative) Urartu (unspecified date range)
Bahçecik part of (administrative) Urartu (unspecified date range)
Bahçecik part of (administrative) Urartu (900 BC - 600 BC)
Başkale part of (regional) Urartu (900 BC - 600 BC)
Davti-blur part of (administrative) Urartu (unspecified date range)
Delibaba Fortress part of (administrative) Urartu (900 BC - 600 BC)
Değirmenköy part of (administrative) Urartu (unspecified date range)
Düzceli part of (administrative) Urartu (900 BC - 600 BC)
Edremit part of (administrative) Urartu (unspecified date range)
Erebuni part of (administrative) Urartu (900 BC - 600 BC)
Erek Dağ part of (regional) Urartu (900 BC - 600 BC)
Gazandži (Kazana) part of (administrative) Urartu (900 BC - 600 BC)
Habıbuşağı (İzoli) part of (regional) Urartu (900 BC - 600 BC)
Hayots Dzor part of (administrative) Urartu (900 BC - 600 BC)
Hurkum (Dilkaya) part of (administrative) Urartu (900 BC - 600 BC)
Kaisaran Rock Relief part of (physical/topographic) Urartu (900 BC - 600 BC)
Kalecik part of (physical/topographic) Urartu (900 BC - 600 BC)
Kaleköy part of (regional) Urartu (unspecified date range)
Kammanu/Meliddu (kingdom) abuts Urartu (1000 BC - 540 BC)
Karagündüz part of (physical/topographic) Urartu (900 BC - 600 BC)
Karataş part of (physical/topographic) Urartu (unspecified date range)
Karmir-blur part of (administrative) Urartu (900 BC - 600 BC)
Kasku (region) abuts Urartu (1000 BC - 540 BC)
Kasımoğlu part of (physical/topographic) Urartu (900 BC - 600 BC)
Kavuncu part of (regional) Urartu (900 BC - 600 BC)
Kayalıdere Castle part of (regional) Urartu (unspecified date range)
Kef Kalesi part of (administrative) Urartu (900 BC - 600 BC)
Kiakis connection Urartu (720 BC - 540 BC)
Körzüt (Arapzengi) Kalesi part of (administrative) Urartu (unspecified date range)
Luhsu located near Urartu (720 BC - 540 BC)
Mahmudabad part of (analytical) Urartu (900 BC - 600 BC)
Marmos part of (physical/topographic) Urartu (900 BC - 600 BC)
Matiane/*Kapauta Limne part of (physical/topographic) Urartu (900 BC - 600 BC)
Less than certain: Nairi related Urartu (1450 BC - 700 BC)
Purṭir located near Urartu (720 BC - 540 BC)
Qamişvan/Değirmendüzü part of (administrative) Urartu (900 BC - 600 BC)
Razliq part of (physical/topographic) Urartu (900 BC - 600 BC)
Rusahinili part of (administrative) Urartu (900 BC - 600 BC)
Sarmaç part of (physical/topographic) Urartu (900 BC - 600 BC)
Shisheh part of (administrative) Urartu (900 BC - 600 BC)
Thospitis Limne part of (physical/topographic) Urartu (900 BC - 600 BC)
Van Fortress part of (administrative) Urartu (900 BC - 600 BC)
Less than certain: Vosgepag part of (administrative) Urartu (900 BC - 701 BC)
Yeşilalıç rock niche inscription part of (physical/topographic) Urartu (900 BC - 600 BC)
Yukarı Anzaf Fortress part of (administrative) Urartu (unspecified date range)
Zivistan/Elmalık part of (administrative) Urartu (900 BC - 600 BC)

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Place type:
state (polity)

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Related:

Wikidata Urartu (Q185068)

Initial Provenance:
Pleiades

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Suggested citation:
Gabriel Mckee, and Jeffrey Becker, 'Urartu: a Pleiades place resource', Pleiades: A Gazetteer of Past Places, 2025 <https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/214160492> [accessed: 22 June 2025]

Cite this resource in Wikipedia:

            {{cite web |url=https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/214160492 |title=Places: 214160492 (Urartu) |author=Mckee, G. |accessdate=June 22, 2025 6:06 pm |publisher=Pleiades}}

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