Ayanis
Ayanis is an Urartian archaeological site close to lake Van, Turkey. It was originally built as a fortress by Urartian king Rusa II and named after him Rusahinili Eidurukai.- Type: Tourist attraction
- Description: Urartian fortress from the 7th century, currently in the Van district of Turkey
- Also known as: “Agartı Kalesi”, “Ağartı Kalesi”, “Ayanıs Kalesi”, “Fortress of Ayanis”, and “Rusahinili Eidorukai”
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Ayanıs.
Ayanis
- Categories: fortification, archaeological site, tourism, and historic site
- Location: Tuşba, Van Province, Turkey, Eastern Mediterranean Europe, Europe
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Latitude
38.70839° or 38° 42′ 30″ northLongitude
43.21121° or 43° 12′ 40″ eastOpen location code
8HC5P656+9FOpenStreetMap ID
way 185622364OpenStreetMap feature
historic=archaeological_siteOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=attractionWikidata ID
Q54571
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to Turkish—“Ayanis” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “Ayanis”
- French: “Agartı Kalesı”
- French: “Ayanis”
- French: “Ayanıs”
- French: “Rusahinili Eidorukai.”
- German: “Agartı Kalesi”
- German: “Ayanıs”
- German: “Rusahinili Eidorukai”
- Kotava: “Ayanis”
- Kurdish: “Keleha Ayanisê”
- Persian: “آیانیس”
- Spanish: “Ayanis”
- Turkish: “Agartı Kalesi”
- Turkish: “Ayanis Kalesi”
- Turkish: “Ayanıs”
- Turkish: “Eiduru Dağı Rusahinili”
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