Toprakkale
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Toprakkale is an ancient fortress and archaeological site in eastern Turkey that served as a significant center of the Iron Age Kingdom of Urartu.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Toprakkale canonical | 2 |
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Urartian archaeological site
ⓘ
ancient fortress ⓘ archaeological site ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Urartian kings
ⓘ
Urartian royal administration ⓘ |
| country | Turkey ⓘ |
| culture |
Kingdom of Urartu
ⓘ
surface form:
Urartian culture
|
| excavatedBy | archaeologists from the late 19th century onward ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeName |
Toprakkale fortress
ⓘ
surface form:
Toprakkale Höyüğü
Toprakkale fortress ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
fortification walls
ⓘ
palatial structures ⓘ stone foundations ⓘ storage rooms ⓘ temple remains ⓘ |
| hasFind |
Urartian inscriptions
ⓘ
architectural reliefs ⓘ bronze artifacts ⓘ ceramic vessels ⓘ inscribed cuneiform tablets ⓘ |
| hasFunction |
fortress
ⓘ
royal center ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | important archaeological heritage site of Turkey ⓘ |
| languageOfInscriptions |
Urartian language
ⓘ
surface form:
Urartian
|
| locatedIn |
Van Province
ⓘ
eastern Turkey ⓘ |
| locatedNear |
Lake Van
ⓘ
city of Van ⓘ |
| material |
mudbrick
ⓘ
stone ⓘ |
| nearbyPoliticalEntity | modern city of Van ⓘ |
| overlooks | a strategic plain near Lake Van ⓘ |
| partOf | Kingdom of Urartu ⓘ |
| region |
Armenian Highlands
ⓘ
Ancient Near East ⓘ
surface form:
ancient Near East
|
| researchField |
Near Eastern archaeology
ⓘ
Urartian studies ⓘ |
| significance | major center of the Kingdom of Urartu ⓘ |
| strategicImportance |
control of regional trade routes
ⓘ
military defense of Urartian heartland ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
7th century BCE
ⓘ
8th century BCE ⓘ 9th century BCE ⓘ |
| usedDuring | Iron Age ⓘ |
| writingSystem | cuneiform ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
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