Karmir Blur

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Karmir Blur is an important archaeological site in Armenia containing the remains of an ancient Urartian fortress and settlement.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Urartian archaeological site
ancient fortress
archaeological site
associatedWithDeity Teisheba
associatedWithState Kingdom of Urartu
belongsToArchaeologicalCulture Kingdom of Urartu
surface form: Urartian culture
country Armenia
culture Urartian
discoveredInCentury 20th century
excavatedBy Soviet archaeologists
excavatedIn 1930s
flourishedInCentury 7th century BCE
function fortified city
regional administrative center
hasAlternativeName Red Hill
Teishebaini
hasArchaeologicalFind clay tablets
inscribed bricks
metal objects
pottery
hasPart Urartian fortress
ancient settlement
hasStructuralFeature fortification walls
palatial buildings
residential quarters
storage rooms
towers
heritageStatus important archaeological monument of Armenia
locatedIn Yerevan, Armenia
surface form: Yerevan
locatedInRegion Ararat plain
locatedNear Hrazdan River
outskirts of Yerevan
materialEvidenceOf Urartian agriculture
Urartian fortification systems
Urartian urban planning
nameMeaning Red Hill in Armenian
notableFor inscribed artifacts
large storage jars
well-preserved Urartian architecture
partOf Kingdom of Urartu
surface form: Urartu
region South Caucasus
significance key site for study of Urartian civilization
timePeriod 1st millennium BCE
usedFor administrative center
military stronghold
storage of agricultural products

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