Author/Authors :
Pınarcık, Pınar Dokuz Eylül Üniversitesi - Sosyal Bilimler Enstitüsü - Karşılaştırmalı Tarih Programı, Turkey
Title Of Article :
New Suggestions about the Urartian Kingdom’s Historical Geography
Abstract :
Urartians, who were mentioned in written sources of Assyria as “Uruatri” and made an appearance in history in 1200 B.C., dominated a wide geography which was from the Euphrates in the west to Azerbaijani of Iran in the east and from Lake Sevan and The Aras in the north to The Taurus Mountains in the south and South of Lake Urmia and became one of the largest states of The Near East. The core region of the kingdom is the present day’s Van Castle and the surroundings around this region and thus Urartu Kingdom are sometimes mentioned as “Kingdom of Van.” Van which appeared to be a natural castle possessed all the conditions in order to establish and develop a large capital. However, the other cities which were situated in East Anatolia could not have such a great political and historical importance. Generally, Urartian habitations spread out the lands of Georgia, Nakhchevan, Iran, Iraq and especially Eastern Anatolia.
NaturalLanguageKeyword :
Iron Age , Kingdom of Urartu , Assyrian Empire , Eastern Anatolia , Historical Geography
JournalTitle :
Tarih Incelemeleri Dergisi
