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TÜRKIYE · 9TH–6TH CENTURIES BC
Tushpa / Van Fortress
Tušpa
Capital of the Urartian kingdom, Tushpa brings together Van Fortress, a mound with five millennia of settlement layers, cuneiform rock monuments and the lower city.
- Original name
- Tušpa
- Country
- Türkiye
- Period
- 9th–6th centuries BC
- Civilisation
- Urartian
- UNESCO
- On the World Heritage Tentative List
- Location
- 38.5010° N, 43.3393° E Open in OpenStreetMap Open in Apple Maps
Open in the app Coming soon to the App Store
If Antigone is installed, this button opens the city straight in the app.
A QUESTION FROM THE ROAD
How many years of settlement does the mound at Tushpa hold?
The answer, and all of the city’s lessons, are in the app.