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Tushpa
Tushpa
Tushpa is an ancient settlement and the capital of Urartu in the 9th century BC. The ancient ruins are located just west of Van and east of Lake Van in the Van Province of Turkey.
Site Information
Country: Turkey
District: Van Province
Category: Historic Cities and Regions
Site History: Second Millennium BC
Oldest Culture: Bronze Age
Later Cultures: Urartian Kingdom + Persian + Armenian + Hellenistic + Roman
Site Features: Mixed Monuments
UNESCO Tentative List
Part of: Tushpa/Van Fortress, the Mound and the Old City of Van
Date of Submission: 2016
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