Argištiḫinili

Argištiḫinili was a town in the ancient kingdom of Urartu, established during the expansion of the Urartians in the Transcaucasus under their king Argishti I, and named in his honour.
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  • Type: Tourist attraction
  • Description: cultural heritage monument of Armenia
  • Also known as: “Ancient Argishtikhinili” and “Argisztihinili”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Holy Mary Church the Virgin.

Church
Photo: Գարվիք, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is situated 3 km northwest of Argištiḫinili.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Jrashen and Haykavan.

Village
, is a village in the of . It was founded in 1928. According to the 2011 census, the population was 760.

Village
Photo: Armineaghayan, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a town in the Armavir Province of .

Village
Photo: Armineaghayan, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a village in the of near the Armenia–Turkey border. Cuneiform inscriptions of Urartian King Sarduri II were found at .

Argištiḫinili

Latitude
40.08219° or 40° 4′ 56″ north
Longitude
44.03335° or 44° 2′ 0″ east
Elevation
888 metres (2,913 feet)
Open location code
8HG632JM+V8
Open­Street­Map ID
way 183430453
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­archaeological_site
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­attraction
Geo­Names ID
616910
Wiki­data ID
Q675636
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In Other Languages

From Albanian to Uzbek—“Argištiḫinili” goes by many names.
  • Albanian: “Argishtikhinili”
  • Armenian: “Արգիշտի”
  • Armenian: “Արգիշտիխիանա”
  • Armenian: “Արգիշտիխինիլի”
  • Armenian: “Արգիշտիհինիլի”
  • Armenian: “Քաղաքատեղի Արգիշտիխինիլի”
  • Asturian: “Argishtikhinili”
  • Asturian: “Fortaleza d’Argishtikhinili”
  • Basque: “Argixtikhinili”
  • Belarusian: “Аргішціхінілі”
  • Catalan: “Argištiḫinili”
  • Catalan: “fortalesa d’Argištiḫinili”
  • Georgian: “არგიშთიხინილი”
  • Japanese: “アルギシュティヒニリ”
  • Kotava: “Argishtikhinili”
  • Persian: “آرگیشتی‌‌خینیلی”
  • Persian: “آرگیشتی‌هینیلی”
  • Polish: “Argisztihinili”
  • Russian: “Аргиштихинили”
  • Spanish: “Argishtikhinili”
  • Spanish: “Fortaleza de Argishtikhinili”
  • Swedish: “Argisjtichinili”
  • Tajik: “Аргиштихинилӣ”
  • Turkish: “Argiştihinili”
  • Uzbek: “Argishtixinili”

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