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Shamiram Canal

a Pleiades place resource

Creators: Jeffrey Becker
Contributors: Tom Elliott
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Last modified Aug 28, 2023 04:24 PM — History
The "Shamiram canal", also referred to as the "Semiramis canal", is located to the east of Van, Turkey, and runs for some 45 miles to Lake Van. On the basis of epigraphic evidence, its original construction is attributed to King Menua of Urartu.

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Jeffrey Becker, and Tom Elliott, 'Shamiram Canal: a Pleiades place resource', Pleiades: A Gazetteer of Past Places, 2023 <https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/497146323> [accessed: 26 December 2024] 

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