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.- Tourist attraction
- …was formerly known as “Rusahinili Eidorukai”
- Description: Urartian fortress from the 7th century, currently in the Van district of Turkey
- Also known as“Ağartı Kalesi”“Ayanıs Kalesi”“Fortress of Ayanis”
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Ayanıs.
Ayanis
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Latitude
38.70839° or 38° 42′ 30″ north
Longitude
43.21121° or 43° 12′ 40″ east
Open location code
8HC5P656+9F
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
historic = archaeological_site
OpenStreetMap feature
tourism = attraction
Wikidata ID
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to Turkish—“Ayanis” goes by many names.
AyanisDutch
AyanisKotava
Keleha AyanisêKurdish
آیانیسPersian
Agartı KalesiTurkish
Ayanis KalesiTurkish
AyanısTurkish
Eiduru Dağı RusahiniliTurkish
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