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Jacquetta Hawkes, "The First Great Civilizations," London, 1967
"Yet the Hurrians did not disappear from history. Away to the North in their Armenian homeland, they entrenched themselves and build up the kingdom of Urartu."
M. Chahin, "The Kingdom of Armenia," London, 2001
"The new kingdom of Urartu, which proved to be the stronghold of the Hurrian race."
Greater Armenia lies in the highlands surrounding Mount Ararat, the highest peak of the region. In the Bronze Age, several states flourished in the area of Greater Armenia, including the Hittite Empire (at the height of its power), Mitanni (South-Western historical Armenia), and Hayasa-Azzi (1600-1200 BC). Soon after the Hayasa-Azzi were the Nairi (1400-1000 BC) and the Kingdom of Urartu (1000-600 BC), who successively established their sovereignty over the Armenian Highland. Each of the aforementioned nations and tribes participated in the ethnogenesis of the Armenian people.
I. Geography.
'araraT (Sumerian Ar, "region," plus ar "high," plus Tu, "mountain," plus "high mountainous region"): in Assyrian, UrTu, UrarTu, UrasTu: in AEgyp, Ermenen (= "Region of the Minni") Wiener, Origin of the Pentateuch, Armina, Armaniyqa (Armenia): in Hecataeus of Miletus, circa 520 BC, the people are Armenioi (Gen 8:4; 2 Ki 19:37; Isa 37:38; Jer 51:27). Throughout the Bible, this is a country, not a mountain. Armenia Major was bounded on the North by the River Cyrus (Kour), Iberia, Colchis, and the Moschici Mts.; on the West by Asia Minor and the Euphrates; on the South by Mesopotamia and Assyria; on the East by the Caspian and Media. (Armenia Minor lay between the Euphrates and the Halys.) Ararat was originally the name of the central district. Most of Armenia is between 8,000 and 3,000 feet above sea-level, and slopes toward Euphrates, Cyrus, and the Gaspian. Mt. Massis (generally called Greater Ararat) is 16,969 ft. and Lesser Ararat, 12,840 ft. Both are of igneous origin, as is Aragds (A`la Goz), 13,436 ft. Sulphur springs and earthquakes still attest volcanic activity. The largest rivers are the Euphrates, Tigris and Araxes. The latter, swift and famed for violent floods, joins the Cyrus, which falls into the Caspian. The lakes Van, Urmi and Sevan are veritable inland seas. The many mountain chains, impassable torrents and large streams divide the country into districts far less accessible from one another than from foreign lands. Hence, invasions are easy and national union difficult. This has sadly affected the history of Armenia. Xenophon (Anab. iv.5) describes the people as living in houses partly underground, such as are still found. Each village was ruled by its chief according to ancient customary laws. He well describes the severity of the winters. In summer the climate in some places is like that of Italy or Spain. Much of Armenia is extremely fertile, producing large herds of horses and cattle, abundant crops of cereals, olives and fruit. It is rich in minerals, and is probably the home of the rose and the vine.
http://www.bible-history.com/isbe/A/ARMENIA/
The Sumerians, an ancient peoples and one of the first civilizations in the world called Ararat, Arrata. In their great epic poems of Gilgamesh and Arrata, they tell of the land of their ancestors, the Arratans in the Highlands of Armenia. The Sumerians also in the epic poems describe the Great Flood and the rebirth of life after the terrible deluge that fell from the Highlands of Armenia unto the lands of Mesopotamia and the Fertile Crescent. The Sumerians had a very close connection with the ancestral Land of Ararat and considered it as their ancestral homeland.
Many historians and archaeologists are convinced that the Sumerians initially lived in Northern Mesopotamia and Armenian Highland.
The epic of Gilgamesh: the Babylonian epic poem and other texts in Akkadian by Andrew George
The similarity of the name Hayasa to the endonym of the Armenians, Hayk or Hay and the Armenian name for Armenia, Hayastan has prompted the suggestion that the Hayasa-Azzi confereration was involved in the Armenian ethnogenesis. The term Hayastan bears resemblance to the ancient Mesopotamian god Haya (ha-ià) and another western deity called Ebla Hayya, related to the god Ea (Enki or Enkil in Sumerian, Ea in Akkadian and Babylonian). Thus, the Great Soviet Encyclopedia of 1962 posited that the Armenians derive from a migration of Hayasa into Shupria in the 12th century BC. This is open to objection due to the possibility of a mere coincidental similarity between the two names and the lack of geographic overlap, although Hayasa (the region) became known as Lesser Armenia (Pokr Hayastan in modern Armenian) in coming centuries.
The mentioning of the name Armenian can only be securely dated to the 6th century BC with the Orontid kings and very little is known specifically about the people of Azzi-Hayasa per se. The most recent edition of Encyclopædia Britannica does not include any articles on Hayasa or Azzi-Hayasa likely due to the paucity of historical documentation about this kingdom's people. Brittanica's article on the Armenians confirms that they were descendents of a branch of the Indo-European peoples but makes no assertion that they formed any portion of the population of Azzi-Hayasa.
Some historians find it sound to theorize that after the Phrygian invasion of Hittites, the theoretically named Armeno-Phrygians would have settled in Hayasa-Azzi, and merged with the local people, who were possibly already spread within the western regions of Urartu. After the fall of the latter, and the rise of the Kingdom of Armenia under the Artaxiad dynasty, Hayasan nobility (given they were truly Armenian) would have assumed control of the region and the people would have adopted their language to complete the amalgamation of the proto-Armenians, giving birth to the nation of Armenia as we know it today.
http://www.ebay.de/itm/Urartian-Armenian-Dictionary-Urartu-/360365228716
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Argishti I (Armenian: Արգիշտի, Argishti) was the sixth known king of Ararat, reigning from 785 BC to 763 BC. He founded the citadel of Erebuni in 782 BC, which is the present capital of Armenia, Yerevan.
A son and the successor of Menua, he continued the series of conquests initiated by his predecessors. Victorious against Assyria, he conquered the northern part of Syria and made Armenia (Ararat) the most powerful state in the post-Hittite Near East. He also expanded his kingdom north to the Lake Sevan conquering much of Diauehi and the Ararat Valley. Argishtis built the Erebuni Fortress in 782 BC, and the fortress of Argishtikhinili in 776 BC.
He was succeeded by his son, Sarduri II.
Some linguists believe that the name Argištiše has Indo-European etymology (Armenian). Compare Armenian արեգ (translit. areg) -- "sun deity", "sun".
Argishti II was king of Urartu from 714 BC to 680 BC. He succeeded his father, King Rusa I. During the Armenian-Assyria War, Argishti was responsible for orchestrating major Armenian (Araratian) counter-offensives against the invading Assyrians. His forces drove the Assyrians back across the pre-war border and deep into the Assyrian heartlands, reconquering major towns and cities around Lake Urmia, including Mushashir, Ushnu, and Tepe, and conquering the territory as far south as the city of Nimud on the Tigris River. These victories forced the Assyrians to accept a lengthy peace and cede large tracts of territory north of the Tigris. The remainder of Argishti's lengthy reign was characterized by a "Golden Age", a period of lengthy peace and economic prosperity, which carried into the reigns of Argishti's two successors, his son Rusa II and his grandson Sarduri III.
Song Dice, By Deleyaman
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Urartu was the 1st millennium BC. Chr. A kingdom in the north,west,southern and eastern Kurdistan. Urartu (Assyrian: māt Urarṭu;[3] Babylonian: Urashtu), corresponding to the biblical Kingdom of Ararat) or Kingdom of Van was an Iron Age kingdom centered on Lake Van in the northern Kurdistan.Strictly speaking, Urartu is the Assyrian term for a geographical region, while "kingdom of Urartu" or "Biainili lands" are terms used in modern historiography for the Urartian-speaking Iron Age state that arose in that region. This language appears in inscriptions. It is argued on linguistic evidence that proto-Kurdish came in contact with Urartian at an early date (3rd-2nd millennium BC), before formation of Urartian kingdom.That a distinction should be made between the geographical and the political entity was already pointed out by König (1955).
The landscape corresponds to the mountainous plateau between Anatolia, Mesopotamia, the eastern Kurdistan Plateau, and the Caucasus Kurdistan Mountains, later known as the northern Kurdistan.
Urartu comprised an area of approximately 200,000 square miles (520,000 km2), extending from the river Kura in the north, to the northern foothills of the Taurus Mountains in the south; and from the Euphrates in the west to the Caspian sea in the east.
At its apogee, Urartu stretched from the borders of northern Kurdistan (Mesopotamia) to the southern Caucasus Kurdistan, southern Georgia as far as the river Kura.
Archaeological sites within its boundaries include Altintepe, Toprakkale, Patnos and Haykaberd. Urartu fortresses included Erebuni (present day Yerevan city), Van Fortress, Argishtihinili, Anzaf, Haykaberd, and Başkale, as well as Teishebaini (Karmir Blur, Red Mound) and others.
The realm of the power in the middle of the ninth century BC, but was was taken by the Kurdish Medes in the early sixth century BC.
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Dünyada Urartu alfabesini oluşturan ilk kişi ve bu dili konuşan 36 kişiden biri o... Mehmet Kuşman'ı New York Times iki kez haber yapmış,..
- Nasıl geçiyor bir gününüz?
- Sabah 4'te uyanırım, namazımı kılıp yola çıkarım. 71 yaşımdayım. Van'ın çıkışından yola kadar otostop yapıyorum. Akşama kadar burada taşlarımı oyuyorum, kalenin bakımıyla ilgileniyorum. Yani turist gelmeyince canım sıkılıyor diye bir şey yok. Mesela en uzun günler bu günler. Bana kısa geliyor. Çünkü hep çalışıyorum.
- Eşiniz gurur duyuyordur sizinle...
- Urartu fanatizmime alıştı artık. 11 çocuğumuz var. Altısı kız, beşi erkek. Bir futbol takımı gibiyiz. Sadece bir oğlum bu dili öğrenmek istedi. Diğer çocuklarım 'Biz geleceğimize bakalım baba, geçmişi ne yapalım?' dedi.
- Urartular hakkında efsaneler var mı?
- Urartular hakkında bilinmeyen çok şey var. Acaba müzik var mıydı, yok muydu? Tiyatro yok, o kesin. Temizliğe önem vermişler. Bıçakla tıraş oluyorlar. Jilet yok o zaman, bıçak var. Tuvalet var, foseptik açmışlar. Çok tanrılı bir millet. En büyük tanrıları, devlet ve savaş tanrısı Haldi. Sembolleri yılan, akrep, şahin, aslan. Zehirleyici, parçalayıcı...
- Kitap yazmayı düşünüyor musunuz?
- Ölmeden, öğrendiğim her şeyi anlatmak istiyorum. Kitap yazıyorum, bitmek üzere. Adı, Doğu Anadolu'da Urartular. Çivi yazısı (Urartuca), Türkçe ve İngilizce olarak yayımlanacak.
- Neden Urartuca öğrenmek istediniz?
- Kalede çalışıyorduk. Bir hocamız, kazıdan çıkmış bir kitabenin başında düşünüyor. 'Hocam, herkes kitabe çıktığı zaman seviniyor, siz düşünüyorsunuz,' dedim. 'Yok,' dedi: 'Ben de sevindim ama kime okutacağız?' Branşı Fars dili ve edebiyatıydı. Ben de o zaman çok gençtim. Zannediyorum ki profesör denince, her şeyi biliyor. Ankara'da, Emin Bilgiç adında bir bey vardı. O tarihte onu çağırdılar, geldi ve kitabeyi okudu... Sonra yeni kitabeler çıkmaya başladı. Hoca yine düşünüyor. Hoca da beni çok severdi, hatta işe o aldırmıştı beni. 'Hocam, ben öğrenemez miyim?' deyince, öyle bir sinirlendi ki, sert bir şekilde 'Hadi canım sen de!' dedi. Ben de 'Bu dili öğreneceğim,' dedim. Van Kalesi'nde çok yazılar var. Hangisi Asur, hangisi Urartu seçmek zor. O kış öyle düşünerek geçti. Bir dahaki sene İran'a gittim.
- Parayı nereden buldunuz?
- Otostopla, atlarla köylere gidiyordum. Çok zorluk çektim tabii. Her ülkeden harf topladım. Urartuların yazısı çivi yazısı. Hangi sembol, hangi harfe denk geliyor? Tek tek araştırdım, alfabeyi oluşturdum. O zamana kadar alfabe yoktu. 53 tane harf tamamladım. 22 Mayıs 1986'da Müze Müdürlüğü'ne bir yazı geldi. Beni Ankara Milli Kütüphane'de sempozyuma çağırdılar. Türkiye'de kazı yapan yerli ve yabancı bütün hocalar oradaydı. Önce inanamadılar. Sonra hepsi teker teker elimi sıktı. Profesörlerden tebrik alınca daha bir hırslandım. Dedim ki 'Yazıyı çözdük, bundan sonra sıra lisanda'. Lisan o kadar zor ki... Nereden bileceksin harfleri, kelimeleri...
- 'Merhaba' nasıl denir Urartuca?
- 'Eştiye.' Konuşma dilini çözmek zor oldu. 12 yıl kadar uğraştım. Bazı kelimelerin neden bahsettiğini biliyorum ama cümleyi kuramıyorum. Bir hoca dedi ki, 'İstanbul'a git, orada Beyazıt'ta lügat bulabilirsen, belki işini kolaylaştırır.' Urartuların dili, Ural-Altay kökenli. İyi bir lügat buldum, ondan faydalandım ve hemen çözüldü. O zorluklardan sonra çok kolay geldi.
- Şimdi kitabeler çıkınca okumanız için sizi mi çağırıyorlar?
- Genelde ben okurum. Van'a gelen her valiye 'Bana 30-40 öğrenci verin, bir yer gösterin, Urartuca öğreteyim,' diyorum. Çivi yazısıyla yaptığım oymacılığı da öğretirim. Bir zanaat sahibi olurlar. Her vali hep 'İyi olur,' diyor ama vaatleri masada kalıyor. Ayda 1200 lira emekli maaşı alıyorum. 44 yıl hizmetim var. Kendi imkanlarımla nasıl kurs açayım?
- Bu dili yakınlarınıza öğrettiniz mi?
- Oğlum biliyor, ona öğrettim...
- Bir savcı bey vardı, Gürpınar'da... Ona öğrettim. Bayağı ilerledi Urartuca konusunda. Şimdi Ankara'ya tayini çıktı. Gece beni alıyordu, evine gidiyorduk, gece geç saatlere kadar benden ders alıyordu.
- Urartuca ne kadar zamanda öğrenilir?
- Tahsil yapan bir insan üç yılda öğrenebilir. Hem okumayı hem yazmayı öğrenmek için üç yıl vermek lazım.
- Nasıl bir milletmiş Urartular?
- Çok çalışkanlar. Savaşçılar ama savaşı sevmiyorlar. Silah yapıyor, düşmanına veriyor. Kitabelerde bir sürü silah var Urartu yapımı... Asurlular, Urartululardan aldıkları silahla geliyor, onları öldürüyorlar. Van Kalesi, Urartuların en büyük kalesi. 135 bin kilometrekare yerde, 3.5 - 4 milyon insan yaşıyor.
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The name Urartu comes from Assyrian sources: the Assyrian King Shalmaneser I (1263–1234 BC) recorded a campaign in which he subdued the entire territory of "Uruatri. The Shalmaneser text uses the name Urartu to refer to a geographical region, not a kingdom, and names eight "lands" contained within Urartu. "Urartu" is cognate with the Biblical "Ararat," Akkadian "Urashtu," and Armenian "Ayrarat.
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Urartu
Urartu (Armenian: Ուրարտու - Urartu, Assyrian: māt Urarṭu;Babylonian: Urashtu), corresponding to the biblical Kingdom of Ararat (Armenian: Արարատյան Թագավորություն) or Kingdom of Van (Armenian: Վանի Թագավորություն, Urartian: Biai, Biainili) was an Iron Age kingdom centered on Lake Van in the Armenian Highlands.
Strictly speaking, Urartu is the Assyrian term for a geographical region, while "kingdom of Urartu" or "Biainili lands" are terms used in modern historiography for the Urartian-speaking Iron Age state that arose in that region. This language appears in inscriptions. Though there is no written evidence of any other language being spoken in this kingdom, it is argued on linguistic evidence that Proto-Armenian came in contact with Urartian at an early date (3rd-2nd millennium BC), before formation of Urartian kingdom.
That a distinction should be made between the geographical and the political entity was already pointed out by König (1955). The landscape corresponds to the mountainous plateau between Asia Minor, Mesopotamia, the Iranian Plateau, and the Caucasus mountains, later known as the Armenian Highlands. The kingdom rose to power in the mid-9th century BC, but was conquered by Media in the early 6th century BC. The heirs of Urartu are the Armenians and their successive kingdoms.
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8:04Ancient Armenian civilization-Urartu/Ararat/Armenian Kingdom
Ancient Armenian civilization-Urartu/Ararat/Armenian KingdomAncient Armenian civilization-Urartu/Ararat/Armenian Kingdom
Jacquetta Hawkes, "The First Great Civilizations," London, 1967 "Yet the Hurrians did not disappear from history. Away to the North in their Armenian homeland, they entrenched themselves and build up the kingdom of Urartu." M. Chahin, "The Kingdom of Armenia," London, 2001 "The new kingdom of Urartu, which proved to be the stronghold of the Hurrian race." Greater Armenia lies in the highlands surrounding Mount Ararat, the highest peak of the region. In the Bronze Age, several states flourished in the area of Greater Armenia, including the Hittite Empire (at the height of its power), Mitanni (South-Western historical Armenia), and Hayasa-Azzi (1600-1200 BC). Soon after the Hayasa-Azzi were the Nairi (1400-1000 BC) and the Kingdom of Urartu (1000-600 BC), who successively established their sovereignty over the Armenian Highland. Each of the aforementioned nations and tribes participated in the ethnogenesis of the Armenian people. I. Geography. 'araraT (Sumerian Ar, "region," plus ar "high," plus Tu, "mountain," plus "high mountainous region"): in Assyrian, UrTu, UrarTu, UrasTu: in AEgyp, Ermenen (= "Region of the Minni") Wiener, Origin of the Pentateuch, Armina, Armaniyqa (Armenia): in Hecataeus of Miletus, circa 520 BC, the people are Armenioi (Gen 8:4; 2 Ki 19:37; Isa 37:38; Jer 51:27). Throughout the Bible, this is a country, not a mountain. Armenia Major was bounded on the North by the River Cyrus (Kour), Iberia, Colchis, and the Moschici Mts.; on the West by Asia Minor and the Euphrates; on the South by Mesopotamia and Assyria; on the East by the Caspian and Media. (Armenia Minor lay between the Euphrates and the Halys.) Ararat was originally the name of the central district. Most of Armenia is between 8,000 and 3,000 feet above sea-level, and slopes toward Euphrates, Cyrus, and the Gaspian. Mt. Massis (generally called Greater Ararat) is 16,969 ft. and Lesser Ararat, 12,840 ft. Both are of igneous origin, as is Aragds (A`la Goz), 13,436 ft. Sulphur springs and earthquakes still attest volcanic activity. The largest rivers are the Euphrates, Tigris and Araxes. The latter, swift and famed for violent floods, joins the Cyrus, which falls into the Caspian. The lakes Van, Urmi and Sevan are veritable inland seas. The many mountain chains, impassable torrents and large streams divide the country into districts far less accessible from one another than from foreign lands. Hence, invasions are easy and national union difficult. This has sadly affected the history of Armenia. Xenophon (Anab. iv.5) describes the people as living in houses partly underground, such as are still found. Each village was ruled by its chief according to ancient customary laws. He well describes the severity of the winters. In summer the climate in some places is like that of Italy or Spain. Much of Armenia is extremely fertile, producing large herds of horses and cattle, abundant crops of cereals, olives and fruit. It is rich in minerals, and is probably the home of the rose and the vine. http://www.bible-history.com/isbe/A/ARMENIA/ The Sumerians, an ancient peoples and one of the first civilizations in the world called Ararat, Arrata. In their great epic poems of Gilgamesh and Arrata, they tell of the land of their ancestors, the Arratans in the Highlands of Armenia. The Sumerians also in the epic poems describe the Great Flood and the rebirth of life after the terrible deluge that fell from the Highlands of Armenia unto the lands of Mesopotamia and the Fertile Crescent. The Sumerians had a very close connection with the ancestral Land of Ararat and considered it as their ancestral homeland. Many historians and archaeologists are convinced that the Sumerians initially lived in Northern Mesopotamia and Armenian Highland. The epic of Gilgamesh: the Babylonian epic poem and other texts in Akkadian by Andrew George -
7:41Bloodlines of Urartu
Bloodlines of UrartuBloodlines of Urartu
The similarity of the name Hayasa to the endonym of the Armenians, Hayk or Hay and the Armenian name for Armenia, Hayastan has prompted the suggestion that the Hayasa-Azzi confereration was involved in the Armenian ethnogenesis. The term Hayastan bears resemblance to the ancient Mesopotamian god Haya (ha-ià) and another western deity called Ebla Hayya, related to the god Ea (Enki or Enkil in Sumerian, Ea in Akkadian and Babylonian). Thus, the Great Soviet Encyclopedia of 1962 posited that the Armenians derive from a migration of Hayasa into Shupria in the 12th century BC. This is open to objection due to the possibility of a mere coincidental similarity between the two names and the lack of geographic overlap, although Hayasa (the region) became known as Lesser Armenia (Pokr Hayastan in modern Armenian) in coming centuries. The mentioning of the name Armenian can only be securely dated to the 6th century BC with the Orontid kings and very little is known specifically about the people of Azzi-Hayasa per se. The most recent edition of Encyclopædia Britannica does not include any articles on Hayasa or Azzi-Hayasa likely due to the paucity of historical documentation about this kingdom's people. Brittanica's article on the Armenians confirms that they were descendents of a branch of the Indo-European peoples but makes no assertion that they formed any portion of the population of Azzi-Hayasa. Some historians find it sound to theorize that after the Phrygian invasion of Hittites, the theoretically named Armeno-Phrygians would have settled in Hayasa-Azzi, and merged with the local people, who were possibly already spread within the western regions of Urartu. After the fall of the latter, and the rise of the Kingdom of Armenia under the Artaxiad dynasty, Hayasan nobility (given they were truly Armenian) would have assumed control of the region and the people would have adopted their language to complete the amalgamation of the proto-Armenians, giving birth to the nation of Armenia as we know it today. http://www.ebay.de/itm/Urartian-Armenian-Dictionary-Urartu-/360365228716 -
2:05Argishti I (Արգիշտի) of Ayrarat (Urartu) - The Armenian-Assyrian wars
Argishti I (Արգիշտի) of Ayrarat (Urartu) - The Armenian-Assyrian warsArgishti I (Արգիշտի) of Ayrarat (Urartu) - The Armenian-Assyrian wars
Argishti I (Armenian: Արգիշտի, Argishti) was the sixth known king of Ararat, reigning from 785 BC to 763 BC. He founded the citadel of Erebuni in 782 BC, which is the present capital of Armenia, Yerevan. A son and the successor of Menua, he continued the series of conquests initiated by his predecessors. Victorious against Assyria, he conquered the northern part of Syria and made Armenia (Ararat) the most powerful state in the post-Hittite Near East. He also expanded his kingdom north to the Lake Sevan conquering much of Diauehi and the Ararat Valley. Argishtis built the Erebuni Fortress in 782 BC, and the fortress of Argishtikhinili in 776 BC. He was succeeded by his son, Sarduri II. Some linguists believe that the name Argištiše has Indo-European etymology (Armenian). Compare Armenian արեգ (translit. areg) -- "sun deity", "sun". Argishti II was king of Urartu from 714 BC to 680 BC. He succeeded his father, King Rusa I. During the Armenian-Assyria War, Argishti was responsible for orchestrating major Armenian (Araratian) counter-offensives against the invading Assyrians. His forces drove the Assyrians back across the pre-war border and deep into the Assyrian heartlands, reconquering major towns and cities around Lake Urmia, including Mushashir, Ushnu, and Tepe, and conquering the territory as far south as the city of Nimud on the Tigris River. These victories forced the Assyrians to accept a lengthy peace and cede large tracts of territory north of the Tigris. The remainder of Argishti's lengthy reign was characterized by a "Golden Age", a period of lengthy peace and economic prosperity, which carried into the reigns of Argishti's two successors, his son Rusa II and his grandson Sarduri III. Song Dice, By Deleyaman -
14:43Kurdish Hurrians-Urartian (Horrî-Urartu) Language/History
Kurdish Hurrians-Urartian (Horrî-Urartu) Language/HistoryKurdish Hurrians-Urartian (Horrî-Urartu) Language/History
Urartu was the 1st millennium BC. Chr. A kingdom in the north,west,southern and eastern Kurdistan. Urartu (Assyrian: māt Urarṭu;[3] Babylonian: Urashtu), corresponding to the biblical Kingdom of Ararat) or Kingdom of Van was an Iron Age kingdom centered on Lake Van in the northern Kurdistan.Strictly speaking, Urartu is the Assyrian term for a geographical region, while "kingdom of Urartu" or "Biainili lands" are terms used in modern historiography for the Urartian-speaking Iron Age state that arose in that region. This language appears in inscriptions. It is argued on linguistic evidence that proto-Kurdish came in contact with Urartian at an early date (3rd-2nd millennium BC), before formation of Urartian kingdom.That a distinction should be made between the geographical and the political entity was already pointed out by König (1955). The landscape corresponds to the mountainous plateau between Anatolia, Mesopotamia, the eastern Kurdistan Plateau, and the Caucasus Kurdistan Mountains, later known as the northern Kurdistan. Urartu comprised an area of approximately 200,000 square miles (520,000 km2), extending from the river Kura in the north, to the northern foothills of the Taurus Mountains in the south; and from the Euphrates in the west to the Caspian sea in the east. At its apogee, Urartu stretched from the borders of northern Kurdistan (Mesopotamia) to the southern Caucasus Kurdistan, southern Georgia as far as the river Kura. Archaeological sites within its boundaries include Altintepe, Toprakkale, Patnos and Haykaberd. Urartu fortresses included Erebuni (present day Yerevan city), Van Fortress, Argishtihinili, Anzaf, Haykaberd, and Başkale, as well as Teishebaini (Karmir Blur, Red Mound) and others. The realm of the power in the middle of the ninth century BC, but was was taken by the Kurdish Medes in the early sixth century BC. -
17:35Events of the 770s BC part 1 Urartu vs Assyria
Events of the 770s BC part 1 Urartu vs AssyriaEvents of the 770s BC part 1 Urartu vs Assyria
It is time for a showdown between the two super powers of the ancient world Can the rising power of Urartu finally successfully take on the dying Assyrian Empire or will Shamshi-Ilu, the wayward general, save Assyria? Support the Fan of History on Patreon here: http://www.patreon.com/fanofhistory World Politics 800BC global overview: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1hnvhIOP0nE About Greece in the early 9th Century BC: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6BUing_14Qo The beginning of the Neo-Assyrian Empire in 911 BC: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jh6zyYssjn8 History of Assyria 3000-1000 BC: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=28o-28fc-t8 The early Neo-Assyrian army (to 745 BC): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kGVV-DDYbKQ Discuss Ancient History and ask questions to real historians here: http://historum.com/ancient-history/ World Map: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3NlVs2ndVpA A music video tribute to Ashurnasirpal II, king of Assyria: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dof6PuYsNr0 Contact information: facebook.com/fanofhistory twitter.com/thefanofhistory Web: thefanofhistory.wordpress.com Listen to the podcast here: http://feeds.feedburner.com/ThefanofhistoryPodcast (The podcast is done by The Fan of History and Kevin together and is more of a discussion than the YouTube shows) This was made by a fan of history, not a scientist. The Fan of History wants to learn and he is happy to be corrected. Music: "Tudor Theme" by urmymuse. Used here under a commercial Creative Commons license. Find out more at http://ccmixter.org/files/urmymuse/40020 Editing by Kevin Cross. Logo by Brennon Rankin. Support the Fan of History on Patreon here: http://www.patreon.com/fanofhistory -
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6:15Urartu Armenian heritage in NYC Metropolitan Museum
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0:59March of empire URARTU alliance
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2:54Urartu Alfabesini Oluşturan İlk Kişi "Mehmet Kuşman"
Urartu Alfabesini Oluşturan İlk Kişi "Mehmet Kuşman"Urartu Alfabesini Oluşturan İlk Kişi "Mehmet Kuşman"
Dünyada Urartu alfabesini oluşturan ilk kişi ve bu dili konuşan 36 kişiden biri o... Mehmet Kuşman'ı New York Times iki kez haber yapmış,.. - Nasıl geçiyor bir gününüz? - Sabah 4'te uyanırım, namazımı kılıp yola çıkarım. 71 yaşımdayım. Van'ın çıkışından yola kadar otostop yapıyorum. Akşama kadar burada taşlarımı oyuyorum, kalenin bakımıyla ilgileniyorum. Yani turist gelmeyince canım sıkılıyor diye bir şey yok. Mesela en uzun günler bu günler. Bana kısa geliyor. Çünkü hep çalışıyorum. - Eşiniz gurur duyuyordur sizinle... - Urartu fanatizmime alıştı artık. 11 çocuğumuz var. Altısı kız, beşi erkek. Bir futbol takımı gibiyiz. Sadece bir oğlum bu dili öğrenmek istedi. Diğer çocuklarım 'Biz geleceğimize bakalım baba, geçmişi ne yapalım?' dedi. - Urartular hakkında efsaneler var mı? - Urartular hakkında bilinmeyen çok şey var. Acaba müzik var mıydı, yok muydu? Tiyatro yok, o kesin. Temizliğe önem vermişler. Bıçakla tıraş oluyorlar. Jilet yok o zaman, bıçak var. Tuvalet var, foseptik açmışlar. Çok tanrılı bir millet. En büyük tanrıları, devlet ve savaş tanrısı Haldi. Sembolleri yılan, akrep, şahin, aslan. Zehirleyici, parçalayıcı... - Kitap yazmayı düşünüyor musunuz? - Ölmeden, öğrendiğim her şeyi anlatmak istiyorum. Kitap yazıyorum, bitmek üzere. Adı, Doğu Anadolu'da Urartular. Çivi yazısı (Urartuca), Türkçe ve İngilizce olarak yayımlanacak. - Neden Urartuca öğrenmek istediniz? - Kalede çalışıyorduk. Bir hocamız, kazıdan çıkmış bir kitabenin başında düşünüyor. 'Hocam, herkes kitabe çıktığı zaman seviniyor, siz düşünüyorsunuz,' dedim. 'Yok,' dedi: 'Ben de sevindim ama kime okutacağız?' Branşı Fars dili ve edebiyatıydı. Ben de o zaman çok gençtim. Zannediyorum ki profesör denince, her şeyi biliyor. Ankara'da, Emin Bilgiç adında bir bey vardı. O tarihte onu çağırdılar, geldi ve kitabeyi okudu... Sonra yeni kitabeler çıkmaya başladı. Hoca yine düşünüyor. Hoca da beni çok severdi, hatta işe o aldırmıştı beni. 'Hocam, ben öğrenemez miyim?' deyince, öyle bir sinirlendi ki, sert bir şekilde 'Hadi canım sen de!' dedi. Ben de 'Bu dili öğreneceğim,' dedim. Van Kalesi'nde çok yazılar var. Hangisi Asur, hangisi Urartu seçmek zor. O kış öyle düşünerek geçti. Bir dahaki sene İran'a gittim. - Parayı nereden buldunuz? - Otostopla, atlarla köylere gidiyordum. Çok zorluk çektim tabii. Her ülkeden harf topladım. Urartuların yazısı çivi yazısı. Hangi sembol, hangi harfe denk geliyor? Tek tek araştırdım, alfabeyi oluşturdum. O zamana kadar alfabe yoktu. 53 tane harf tamamladım. 22 Mayıs 1986'da Müze Müdürlüğü'ne bir yazı geldi. Beni Ankara Milli Kütüphane'de sempozyuma çağırdılar. Türkiye'de kazı yapan yerli ve yabancı bütün hocalar oradaydı. Önce inanamadılar. Sonra hepsi teker teker elimi sıktı. Profesörlerden tebrik alınca daha bir hırslandım. Dedim ki 'Yazıyı çözdük, bundan sonra sıra lisanda'. Lisan o kadar zor ki... Nereden bileceksin harfleri, kelimeleri... - 'Merhaba' nasıl denir Urartuca? - 'Eştiye.' Konuşma dilini çözmek zor oldu. 12 yıl kadar uğraştım. Bazı kelimelerin neden bahsettiğini biliyorum ama cümleyi kuramıyorum. Bir hoca dedi ki, 'İstanbul'a git, orada Beyazıt'ta lügat bulabilirsen, belki işini kolaylaştırır.' Urartuların dili, Ural-Altay kökenli. İyi bir lügat buldum, ondan faydalandım ve hemen çözüldü. O zorluklardan sonra çok kolay geldi. - Şimdi kitabeler çıkınca okumanız için sizi mi çağırıyorlar? - Genelde ben okurum. Van'a gelen her valiye 'Bana 30-40 öğrenci verin, bir yer gösterin, Urartuca öğreteyim,' diyorum. Çivi yazısıyla yaptığım oymacılığı da öğretirim. Bir zanaat sahibi olurlar. Her vali hep 'İyi olur,' diyor ama vaatleri masada kalıyor. Ayda 1200 lira emekli maaşı alıyorum. 44 yıl hizmetim var. Kendi imkanlarımla nasıl kurs açayım? - Bu dili yakınlarınıza öğrettiniz mi? - Oğlum biliyor, ona öğrettim... - Bir savcı bey vardı, Gürpınar'da... Ona öğrettim. Bayağı ilerledi Urartuca konusunda. Şimdi Ankara'ya tayini çıktı. Gece beni alıyordu, evine gidiyorduk, gece geç saatlere kadar benden ders alıyordu. - Urartuca ne kadar zamanda öğrenilir? - Tahsil yapan bir insan üç yılda öğrenebilir. Hem okumayı hem yazmayı öğrenmek için üç yıl vermek lazım. - Nasıl bir milletmiş Urartular? - Çok çalışkanlar. Savaşçılar ama savaşı sevmiyorlar. Silah yapıyor, düşmanına veriyor. Kitabelerde bir sürü silah var Urartu yapımı... Asurlular, Urartululardan aldıkları silahla geliyor, onları öldürüyorlar. Van Kalesi, Urartuların en büyük kalesi. 135 bin kilometrekare yerde, 3.5 - 4 milyon insan yaşıyor. -
8:04Urartu lost civilization
Urartu lost civilizationUrartu lost civilization
The name Urartu comes from Assyrian sources: the Assyrian King Shalmaneser I (1263–1234 BC) recorded a campaign in which he subdued the entire territory of "Uruatri. The Shalmaneser text uses the name Urartu to refer to a geographical region, not a kingdom, and names eight "lands" contained within Urartu. "Urartu" is cognate with the Biblical "Ararat," Akkadian "Urashtu," and Armenian "Ayrarat.
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Ancient Armenian civilization-Urartu/Ararat/Armenian Kingdom
Jacquetta Hawkes, "The First Great Civilizations," London, 1967 "Yet the Hurrians did not disappear from history. Away to the North in their Armenian homeland, they entrenched themselves and build up the kingdom of Urartu." M. Chahin, "The Kingdom of Armenia," London, 2001 "The new kingdom of Urartu, which proved to be the stronghold of the Hurrian race." Greater Armenia lies in the highlands surrounding Mount Ararat, the highest peak of the region. In the Bronze Age, several states flourished in the area of Greater Armenia, including the Hittite Empire (at the height of its power), Mitanni (South-Western historical Armenia), and Hayasa-Azzi (1600-1200 BC). Soon after the Hayasa-Azzi were the Nairi (1400-1000 BC) and the Kingdom of Urartu (1000-600 BC), who successively establi...
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Bloodlines of Urartu
The similarity of the name Hayasa to the endonym of the Armenians, Hayk or Hay and the Armenian name for Armenia, Hayastan has prompted the suggestion that the Hayasa-Azzi confereration was involved in the Armenian ethnogenesis. The term Hayastan bears resemblance to the ancient Mesopotamian god Haya (ha-ià) and another western deity called Ebla Hayya, related to the god Ea (Enki or Enkil in Sumerian, Ea in Akkadian and Babylonian). Thus, the Great Soviet Encyclopedia of 1962 posited that the Armenians derive from a migration of Hayasa into Shupria in the 12th century BC. This is open to objection due to the possibility of a mere coincidental similarity between the two names and the lack of geographic overlap, although Hayasa (the region) became known as Lesser Armenia (Pokr Hayastan in mo...
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Argishti I (Արգիշտի) of Ayrarat (Urartu) - The Armenian-Assyrian wars
Argishti I (Armenian: Արգիշտի, Argishti) was the sixth known king of Ararat, reigning from 785 BC to 763 BC. He founded the citadel of Erebuni in 782 BC, which is the present capital of Armenia, Yerevan. A son and the successor of Menua, he continued the series of conquests initiated by his predecessors. Victorious against Assyria, he conquered the northern part of Syria and made Armenia (Ararat) the most powerful state in the post-Hittite Near East. He also expanded his kingdom north to the Lake Sevan conquering much of Diauehi and the Ararat Valley. Argishtis built the Erebuni Fortress in 782 BC, and the fortress of Argishtikhinili in 776 BC. He was succeeded by his son, Sarduri II. Some linguists believe that the name Argištiše has Indo-European etymology (Armenian). Compare Armenian...
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Kurdish Hurrians-Urartian (Horrî-Urartu) Language/History
Urartu was the 1st millennium BC. Chr. A kingdom in the north,west,southern and eastern Kurdistan. Urartu (Assyrian: māt Urarṭu;[3] Babylonian: Urashtu), corresponding to the biblical Kingdom of Ararat) or Kingdom of Van was an Iron Age kingdom centered on Lake Van in the northern Kurdistan.Strictly speaking, Urartu is the Assyrian term for a geographical region, while "kingdom of Urartu" or "Biainili lands" are terms used in modern historiography for the Urartian-speaking Iron Age state that arose in that region. This language appears in inscriptions. It is argued on linguistic evidence that proto-Kurdish came in contact with Urartian at an early date (3rd-2nd millennium BC), before formation of Urartian kingdom.That a distinction should be made between the geographical and the political ...
published: 20 Apr 2016 -
Events of the 770s BC part 1 Urartu vs Assyria
It is time for a showdown between the two super powers of the ancient world Can the rising power of Urartu finally successfully take on the dying Assyrian Empire or will Shamshi-Ilu, the wayward general, save Assyria? Support the Fan of History on Patreon here: http://www.patreon.com/fanofhistory World Politics 800BC global overview: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1hnvhIOP0nE About Greece in the early 9th Century BC: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6BUing_14Qo The beginning of the Neo-Assyrian Empire in 911 BC: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jh6zyYssjn8 History of Assyria 3000-1000 BC: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=28o-28fc-t8 The early Neo-Assyrian army (to 745 BC): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kGVV-DDYbKQ Discuss Ancient History and ask questions to real historians here: ht...
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Urartu Armenian heritage in NYC Metropolitan Museum
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March of empire URARTU alliance
You can join this alliance in realm 13 search HAY and apply to join
published: 08 Dec 2015 -
Urartu Alfabesini Oluşturan İlk Kişi "Mehmet Kuşman"
Dünyada Urartu alfabesini oluşturan ilk kişi ve bu dili konuşan 36 kişiden biri o... Mehmet Kuşman'ı New York Times iki kez haber yapmış,.. - Nasıl geçiyor bir gününüz? - Sabah 4'te uyanırım, namazımı kılıp yola çıkarım. 71 yaşımdayım. Van'ın çıkışından yola kadar otostop yapıyorum. Akşama kadar burada taşlarımı oyuyorum, kalenin bakımıyla ilgileniyorum. Yani turist gelmeyince canım sıkılıyor diye bir şey yok. Mesela en uzun günler bu günler. Bana kısa geliyor. Çünkü hep çalışıyorum. - Eşiniz gurur duyuyordur sizinle... - Urartu fanatizmime alıştı artık. 11 çocuğumuz var. Altısı kız, beşi erkek. Bir futbol takımı gibiyiz. Sadece bir oğlum bu dili öğrenmek istedi. Diğer çocuklarım 'Biz geleceğimize bakalım baba, geçmişi ne yapalım?' dedi. - Urartular hakkında efsaneler var mı? ...
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Urartu lost civilization
The name Urartu comes from Assyrian sources: the Assyrian King Shalmaneser I (1263–1234 BC) recorded a campaign in which he subdued the entire territory of "Uruatri. The Shalmaneser text uses the name Urartu to refer to a geographical region, not a kingdom, and names eight "lands" contained within Urartu. "Urartu" is cognate with the Biblical "Ararat," Akkadian "Urashtu," and Armenian "Ayrarat.
published: 05 Apr 2015
Ancient Armenian civilization-Urartu/Ararat/Armenian Kingdom
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- Updated: 07 Jan 2008
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Jacquetta Hawkes, "The First Great Civilizations," London, 1967
"Yet the Hurrians did not disappear from history. Away to the North in their Armenian homelan...
Jacquetta Hawkes, "The First Great Civilizations," London, 1967
"Yet the Hurrians did not disappear from history. Away to the North in their Armenian homeland, they entrenched themselves and build up the kingdom of Urartu."
M. Chahin, "The Kingdom of Armenia," London, 2001
"The new kingdom of Urartu, which proved to be the stronghold of the Hurrian race."
Greater Armenia lies in the highlands surrounding Mount Ararat, the highest peak of the region. In the Bronze Age, several states flourished in the area of Greater Armenia, including the Hittite Empire (at the height of its power), Mitanni (South-Western historical Armenia), and Hayasa-Azzi (1600-1200 BC). Soon after the Hayasa-Azzi were the Nairi (1400-1000 BC) and the Kingdom of Urartu (1000-600 BC), who successively established their sovereignty over the Armenian Highland. Each of the aforementioned nations and tribes participated in the ethnogenesis of the Armenian people.
I. Geography.
'araraT (Sumerian Ar, "region," plus ar "high," plus Tu, "mountain," plus "high mountainous region"): in Assyrian, UrTu, UrarTu, UrasTu: in AEgyp, Ermenen (= "Region of the Minni") Wiener, Origin of the Pentateuch, Armina, Armaniyqa (Armenia): in Hecataeus of Miletus, circa 520 BC, the people are Armenioi (Gen 8:4; 2 Ki 19:37; Isa 37:38; Jer 51:27). Throughout the Bible, this is a country, not a mountain. Armenia Major was bounded on the North by the River Cyrus (Kour), Iberia, Colchis, and the Moschici Mts.; on the West by Asia Minor and the Euphrates; on the South by Mesopotamia and Assyria; on the East by the Caspian and Media. (Armenia Minor lay between the Euphrates and the Halys.) Ararat was originally the name of the central district. Most of Armenia is between 8,000 and 3,000 feet above sea-level, and slopes toward Euphrates, Cyrus, and the Gaspian. Mt. Massis (generally called Greater Ararat) is 16,969 ft. and Lesser Ararat, 12,840 ft. Both are of igneous origin, as is Aragds (A`la Goz), 13,436 ft. Sulphur springs and earthquakes still attest volcanic activity. The largest rivers are the Euphrates, Tigris and Araxes. The latter, swift and famed for violent floods, joins the Cyrus, which falls into the Caspian. The lakes Van, Urmi and Sevan are veritable inland seas. The many mountain chains, impassable torrents and large streams divide the country into districts far less accessible from one another than from foreign lands. Hence, invasions are easy and national union difficult. This has sadly affected the history of Armenia. Xenophon (Anab. iv.5) describes the people as living in houses partly underground, such as are still found. Each village was ruled by its chief according to ancient customary laws. He well describes the severity of the winters. In summer the climate in some places is like that of Italy or Spain. Much of Armenia is extremely fertile, producing large herds of horses and cattle, abundant crops of cereals, olives and fruit. It is rich in minerals, and is probably the home of the rose and the vine.
http://www.bible-history.com/isbe/A/ARMENIA/
The Sumerians, an ancient peoples and one of the first civilizations in the world called Ararat, Arrata. In their great epic poems of Gilgamesh and Arrata, they tell of the land of their ancestors, the Arratans in the Highlands of Armenia. The Sumerians also in the epic poems describe the Great Flood and the rebirth of life after the terrible deluge that fell from the Highlands of Armenia unto the lands of Mesopotamia and the Fertile Crescent. The Sumerians had a very close connection with the ancestral Land of Ararat and considered it as their ancestral homeland.
Many historians and archaeologists are convinced that the Sumerians initially lived in Northern Mesopotamia and Armenian Highland.
The epic of Gilgamesh: the Babylonian epic poem and other texts in Akkadian by Andrew George
wn.com/Ancient Armenian Civilization Urartu Ararat Armenian Kingdom
Jacquetta Hawkes, "The First Great Civilizations," London, 1967
"Yet the Hurrians did not disappear from history. Away to the North in their Armenian homeland, they entrenched themselves and build up the kingdom of Urartu."
M. Chahin, "The Kingdom of Armenia," London, 2001
"The new kingdom of Urartu, which proved to be the stronghold of the Hurrian race."
Greater Armenia lies in the highlands surrounding Mount Ararat, the highest peak of the region. In the Bronze Age, several states flourished in the area of Greater Armenia, including the Hittite Empire (at the height of its power), Mitanni (South-Western historical Armenia), and Hayasa-Azzi (1600-1200 BC). Soon after the Hayasa-Azzi were the Nairi (1400-1000 BC) and the Kingdom of Urartu (1000-600 BC), who successively established their sovereignty over the Armenian Highland. Each of the aforementioned nations and tribes participated in the ethnogenesis of the Armenian people.
I. Geography.
'araraT (Sumerian Ar, "region," plus ar "high," plus Tu, "mountain," plus "high mountainous region"): in Assyrian, UrTu, UrarTu, UrasTu: in AEgyp, Ermenen (= "Region of the Minni") Wiener, Origin of the Pentateuch, Armina, Armaniyqa (Armenia): in Hecataeus of Miletus, circa 520 BC, the people are Armenioi (Gen 8:4; 2 Ki 19:37; Isa 37:38; Jer 51:27). Throughout the Bible, this is a country, not a mountain. Armenia Major was bounded on the North by the River Cyrus (Kour), Iberia, Colchis, and the Moschici Mts.; on the West by Asia Minor and the Euphrates; on the South by Mesopotamia and Assyria; on the East by the Caspian and Media. (Armenia Minor lay between the Euphrates and the Halys.) Ararat was originally the name of the central district. Most of Armenia is between 8,000 and 3,000 feet above sea-level, and slopes toward Euphrates, Cyrus, and the Gaspian. Mt. Massis (generally called Greater Ararat) is 16,969 ft. and Lesser Ararat, 12,840 ft. Both are of igneous origin, as is Aragds (A`la Goz), 13,436 ft. Sulphur springs and earthquakes still attest volcanic activity. The largest rivers are the Euphrates, Tigris and Araxes. The latter, swift and famed for violent floods, joins the Cyrus, which falls into the Caspian. The lakes Van, Urmi and Sevan are veritable inland seas. The many mountain chains, impassable torrents and large streams divide the country into districts far less accessible from one another than from foreign lands. Hence, invasions are easy and national union difficult. This has sadly affected the history of Armenia. Xenophon (Anab. iv.5) describes the people as living in houses partly underground, such as are still found. Each village was ruled by its chief according to ancient customary laws. He well describes the severity of the winters. In summer the climate in some places is like that of Italy or Spain. Much of Armenia is extremely fertile, producing large herds of horses and cattle, abundant crops of cereals, olives and fruit. It is rich in minerals, and is probably the home of the rose and the vine.
http://www.bible-history.com/isbe/A/ARMENIA/
The Sumerians, an ancient peoples and one of the first civilizations in the world called Ararat, Arrata. In their great epic poems of Gilgamesh and Arrata, they tell of the land of their ancestors, the Arratans in the Highlands of Armenia. The Sumerians also in the epic poems describe the Great Flood and the rebirth of life after the terrible deluge that fell from the Highlands of Armenia unto the lands of Mesopotamia and the Fertile Crescent. The Sumerians had a very close connection with the ancestral Land of Ararat and considered it as their ancestral homeland.
Many historians and archaeologists are convinced that the Sumerians initially lived in Northern Mesopotamia and Armenian Highland.
The epic of Gilgamesh: the Babylonian epic poem and other texts in Akkadian by Andrew George
- published: 07 Jan 2008
- views: 110800
Bloodlines of Urartu
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- Duration: 7:41
- Updated: 10 Jun 2010
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The similarity of the name Hayasa to the endonym of the Armenians, Hayk or Hay and the Armenian name for Armenia, Hayastan has prompted the suggestion that the ...
The similarity of the name Hayasa to the endonym of the Armenians, Hayk or Hay and the Armenian name for Armenia, Hayastan has prompted the suggestion that the Hayasa-Azzi confereration was involved in the Armenian ethnogenesis. The term Hayastan bears resemblance to the ancient Mesopotamian god Haya (ha-ià) and another western deity called Ebla Hayya, related to the god Ea (Enki or Enkil in Sumerian, Ea in Akkadian and Babylonian). Thus, the Great Soviet Encyclopedia of 1962 posited that the Armenians derive from a migration of Hayasa into Shupria in the 12th century BC. This is open to objection due to the possibility of a mere coincidental similarity between the two names and the lack of geographic overlap, although Hayasa (the region) became known as Lesser Armenia (Pokr Hayastan in modern Armenian) in coming centuries.
The mentioning of the name Armenian can only be securely dated to the 6th century BC with the Orontid kings and very little is known specifically about the people of Azzi-Hayasa per se. The most recent edition of Encyclopædia Britannica does not include any articles on Hayasa or Azzi-Hayasa likely due to the paucity of historical documentation about this kingdom's people. Brittanica's article on the Armenians confirms that they were descendents of a branch of the Indo-European peoples but makes no assertion that they formed any portion of the population of Azzi-Hayasa.
Some historians find it sound to theorize that after the Phrygian invasion of Hittites, the theoretically named Armeno-Phrygians would have settled in Hayasa-Azzi, and merged with the local people, who were possibly already spread within the western regions of Urartu. After the fall of the latter, and the rise of the Kingdom of Armenia under the Artaxiad dynasty, Hayasan nobility (given they were truly Armenian) would have assumed control of the region and the people would have adopted their language to complete the amalgamation of the proto-Armenians, giving birth to the nation of Armenia as we know it today.
http://www.ebay.de/itm/Urartian-Armenian-Dictionary-Urartu-/360365228716
wn.com/Bloodlines Of Urartu
The similarity of the name Hayasa to the endonym of the Armenians, Hayk or Hay and the Armenian name for Armenia, Hayastan has prompted the suggestion that the Hayasa-Azzi confereration was involved in the Armenian ethnogenesis. The term Hayastan bears resemblance to the ancient Mesopotamian god Haya (ha-ià) and another western deity called Ebla Hayya, related to the god Ea (Enki or Enkil in Sumerian, Ea in Akkadian and Babylonian). Thus, the Great Soviet Encyclopedia of 1962 posited that the Armenians derive from a migration of Hayasa into Shupria in the 12th century BC. This is open to objection due to the possibility of a mere coincidental similarity between the two names and the lack of geographic overlap, although Hayasa (the region) became known as Lesser Armenia (Pokr Hayastan in modern Armenian) in coming centuries.
The mentioning of the name Armenian can only be securely dated to the 6th century BC with the Orontid kings and very little is known specifically about the people of Azzi-Hayasa per se. The most recent edition of Encyclopædia Britannica does not include any articles on Hayasa or Azzi-Hayasa likely due to the paucity of historical documentation about this kingdom's people. Brittanica's article on the Armenians confirms that they were descendents of a branch of the Indo-European peoples but makes no assertion that they formed any portion of the population of Azzi-Hayasa.
Some historians find it sound to theorize that after the Phrygian invasion of Hittites, the theoretically named Armeno-Phrygians would have settled in Hayasa-Azzi, and merged with the local people, who were possibly already spread within the western regions of Urartu. After the fall of the latter, and the rise of the Kingdom of Armenia under the Artaxiad dynasty, Hayasan nobility (given they were truly Armenian) would have assumed control of the region and the people would have adopted their language to complete the amalgamation of the proto-Armenians, giving birth to the nation of Armenia as we know it today.
http://www.ebay.de/itm/Urartian-Armenian-Dictionary-Urartu-/360365228716
- published: 10 Jun 2010
- views: 8051
Argishti I (Արգիշտի) of Ayrarat (Urartu) - The Armenian-Assyrian wars
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- Duration: 2:05
- Updated: 15 Mar 2012
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Argishti I (Armenian: Արգիշտի, Argishti) was the sixth known king of Ararat, reigning from 785 BC to 763 BC. He founded the citadel of Erebuni in 782 BC, which ...
Argishti I (Armenian: Արգիշտի, Argishti) was the sixth known king of Ararat, reigning from 785 BC to 763 BC. He founded the citadel of Erebuni in 782 BC, which is the present capital of Armenia, Yerevan.
A son and the successor of Menua, he continued the series of conquests initiated by his predecessors. Victorious against Assyria, he conquered the northern part of Syria and made Armenia (Ararat) the most powerful state in the post-Hittite Near East. He also expanded his kingdom north to the Lake Sevan conquering much of Diauehi and the Ararat Valley. Argishtis built the Erebuni Fortress in 782 BC, and the fortress of Argishtikhinili in 776 BC.
He was succeeded by his son, Sarduri II.
Some linguists believe that the name Argištiše has Indo-European etymology (Armenian). Compare Armenian արեգ (translit. areg) -- "sun deity", "sun".
Argishti II was king of Urartu from 714 BC to 680 BC. He succeeded his father, King Rusa I. During the Armenian-Assyria War, Argishti was responsible for orchestrating major Armenian (Araratian) counter-offensives against the invading Assyrians. His forces drove the Assyrians back across the pre-war border and deep into the Assyrian heartlands, reconquering major towns and cities around Lake Urmia, including Mushashir, Ushnu, and Tepe, and conquering the territory as far south as the city of Nimud on the Tigris River. These victories forced the Assyrians to accept a lengthy peace and cede large tracts of territory north of the Tigris. The remainder of Argishti's lengthy reign was characterized by a "Golden Age", a period of lengthy peace and economic prosperity, which carried into the reigns of Argishti's two successors, his son Rusa II and his grandson Sarduri III.
Song Dice, By Deleyaman
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Argishti I (Armenian: Արգիշտի, Argishti) was the sixth known king of Ararat, reigning from 785 BC to 763 BC. He founded the citadel of Erebuni in 782 BC, which is the present capital of Armenia, Yerevan.
A son and the successor of Menua, he continued the series of conquests initiated by his predecessors. Victorious against Assyria, he conquered the northern part of Syria and made Armenia (Ararat) the most powerful state in the post-Hittite Near East. He also expanded his kingdom north to the Lake Sevan conquering much of Diauehi and the Ararat Valley. Argishtis built the Erebuni Fortress in 782 BC, and the fortress of Argishtikhinili in 776 BC.
He was succeeded by his son, Sarduri II.
Some linguists believe that the name Argištiše has Indo-European etymology (Armenian). Compare Armenian արեգ (translit. areg) -- "sun deity", "sun".
Argishti II was king of Urartu from 714 BC to 680 BC. He succeeded his father, King Rusa I. During the Armenian-Assyria War, Argishti was responsible for orchestrating major Armenian (Araratian) counter-offensives against the invading Assyrians. His forces drove the Assyrians back across the pre-war border and deep into the Assyrian heartlands, reconquering major towns and cities around Lake Urmia, including Mushashir, Ushnu, and Tepe, and conquering the territory as far south as the city of Nimud on the Tigris River. These victories forced the Assyrians to accept a lengthy peace and cede large tracts of territory north of the Tigris. The remainder of Argishti's lengthy reign was characterized by a "Golden Age", a period of lengthy peace and economic prosperity, which carried into the reigns of Argishti's two successors, his son Rusa II and his grandson Sarduri III.
Song Dice, By Deleyaman
- published: 15 Mar 2012
- views: 19680
Kurdish Hurrians-Urartian (Horrî-Urartu) Language/History
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- Duration: 14:43
- Updated: 20 Apr 2016
- views: 693
Urartu was the 1st millennium BC. Chr. A kingdom in the north,west,southern and eastern Kurdistan. Urartu (Assyrian: māt Urarṭu;[3] Babylonian: Urashtu), corres...
Urartu was the 1st millennium BC. Chr. A kingdom in the north,west,southern and eastern Kurdistan. Urartu (Assyrian: māt Urarṭu;[3] Babylonian: Urashtu), corresponding to the biblical Kingdom of Ararat) or Kingdom of Van was an Iron Age kingdom centered on Lake Van in the northern Kurdistan.Strictly speaking, Urartu is the Assyrian term for a geographical region, while "kingdom of Urartu" or "Biainili lands" are terms used in modern historiography for the Urartian-speaking Iron Age state that arose in that region. This language appears in inscriptions. It is argued on linguistic evidence that proto-Kurdish came in contact with Urartian at an early date (3rd-2nd millennium BC), before formation of Urartian kingdom.That a distinction should be made between the geographical and the political entity was already pointed out by König (1955).
The landscape corresponds to the mountainous plateau between Anatolia, Mesopotamia, the eastern Kurdistan Plateau, and the Caucasus Kurdistan Mountains, later known as the northern Kurdistan.
Urartu comprised an area of approximately 200,000 square miles (520,000 km2), extending from the river Kura in the north, to the northern foothills of the Taurus Mountains in the south; and from the Euphrates in the west to the Caspian sea in the east.
At its apogee, Urartu stretched from the borders of northern Kurdistan (Mesopotamia) to the southern Caucasus Kurdistan, southern Georgia as far as the river Kura.
Archaeological sites within its boundaries include Altintepe, Toprakkale, Patnos and Haykaberd. Urartu fortresses included Erebuni (present day Yerevan city), Van Fortress, Argishtihinili, Anzaf, Haykaberd, and Başkale, as well as Teishebaini (Karmir Blur, Red Mound) and others.
The realm of the power in the middle of the ninth century BC, but was was taken by the Kurdish Medes in the early sixth century BC.
wn.com/Kurdish Hurrians Urartian (Horrî Urartu) Language History
Urartu was the 1st millennium BC. Chr. A kingdom in the north,west,southern and eastern Kurdistan. Urartu (Assyrian: māt Urarṭu;[3] Babylonian: Urashtu), corresponding to the biblical Kingdom of Ararat) or Kingdom of Van was an Iron Age kingdom centered on Lake Van in the northern Kurdistan.Strictly speaking, Urartu is the Assyrian term for a geographical region, while "kingdom of Urartu" or "Biainili lands" are terms used in modern historiography for the Urartian-speaking Iron Age state that arose in that region. This language appears in inscriptions. It is argued on linguistic evidence that proto-Kurdish came in contact with Urartian at an early date (3rd-2nd millennium BC), before formation of Urartian kingdom.That a distinction should be made between the geographical and the political entity was already pointed out by König (1955).
The landscape corresponds to the mountainous plateau between Anatolia, Mesopotamia, the eastern Kurdistan Plateau, and the Caucasus Kurdistan Mountains, later known as the northern Kurdistan.
Urartu comprised an area of approximately 200,000 square miles (520,000 km2), extending from the river Kura in the north, to the northern foothills of the Taurus Mountains in the south; and from the Euphrates in the west to the Caspian sea in the east.
At its apogee, Urartu stretched from the borders of northern Kurdistan (Mesopotamia) to the southern Caucasus Kurdistan, southern Georgia as far as the river Kura.
Archaeological sites within its boundaries include Altintepe, Toprakkale, Patnos and Haykaberd. Urartu fortresses included Erebuni (present day Yerevan city), Van Fortress, Argishtihinili, Anzaf, Haykaberd, and Başkale, as well as Teishebaini (Karmir Blur, Red Mound) and others.
The realm of the power in the middle of the ninth century BC, but was was taken by the Kurdish Medes in the early sixth century BC.
- published: 20 Apr 2016
- views: 693
Events of the 770s BC part 1 Urartu vs Assyria
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- Duration: 17:35
- Updated: 12 Jan 2015
- views: 1315
It is time for a showdown between the two super powers of the ancient world Can the rising power of Urartu finally successfully take on the dying Assyrian Empir...
It is time for a showdown between the two super powers of the ancient world Can the rising power of Urartu finally successfully take on the dying Assyrian Empire or will Shamshi-Ilu, the wayward general, save Assyria?
Support the Fan of History on Patreon here: http://www.patreon.com/fanofhistory
World Politics 800BC global overview: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1hnvhIOP0nE
About Greece in the early 9th Century BC: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6BUing_14Qo
The beginning of the Neo-Assyrian Empire in 911 BC: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jh6zyYssjn8
History of Assyria 3000-1000 BC: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=28o-28fc-t8
The early Neo-Assyrian army (to 745 BC): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kGVV-DDYbKQ
Discuss Ancient History and ask questions to real historians here: http://historum.com/ancient-history/
World Map: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3NlVs2ndVpA
A music video tribute to Ashurnasirpal II, king of Assyria: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dof6PuYsNr0
Contact information:
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This was made by a fan of history, not a scientist. The Fan of History wants to learn and he is happy to be corrected.
Music: "Tudor Theme" by urmymuse.
Used here under a commercial Creative Commons license. Find out more at http://ccmixter.org/files/urmymuse/40020
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It is time for a showdown between the two super powers of the ancient world Can the rising power of Urartu finally successfully take on the dying Assyrian Empire or will Shamshi-Ilu, the wayward general, save Assyria?
Support the Fan of History on Patreon here: http://www.patreon.com/fanofhistory
World Politics 800BC global overview: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1hnvhIOP0nE
About Greece in the early 9th Century BC: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6BUing_14Qo
The beginning of the Neo-Assyrian Empire in 911 BC: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jh6zyYssjn8
History of Assyria 3000-1000 BC: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=28o-28fc-t8
The early Neo-Assyrian army (to 745 BC): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kGVV-DDYbKQ
Discuss Ancient History and ask questions to real historians here: http://historum.com/ancient-history/
World Map: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3NlVs2ndVpA
A music video tribute to Ashurnasirpal II, king of Assyria: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dof6PuYsNr0
Contact information:
facebook.com/fanofhistory
twitter.com/thefanofhistory
Web: thefanofhistory.wordpress.com
Listen to the podcast here: http://feeds.feedburner.com/ThefanofhistoryPodcast (The podcast is done by The Fan of History and Kevin together and is more of a discussion than the YouTube shows)
This was made by a fan of history, not a scientist. The Fan of History wants to learn and he is happy to be corrected.
Music: "Tudor Theme" by urmymuse.
Used here under a commercial Creative Commons license. Find out more at http://ccmixter.org/files/urmymuse/40020
Editing by Kevin Cross. Logo by Brennon Rankin.
Support the Fan of History on Patreon here: http://www.patreon.com/fanofhistory
- published: 12 Jan 2015
- views: 1315
Urartu Kentleri Canlanıyor
- Order: Reorder
- Duration: 4:01
- Updated: 11 Nov 2014
- views: 6910
Urartu Kentleri Canlanıyor
Urartu Kentleri Canlanıyor
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Urartu Armenian heritage in NYC Metropolitan Museum
- Order: Reorder
- Duration: 6:15
- Updated: 22 Oct 2014
- views: 786
- published: 22 Oct 2014
- views: 786
March of empire URARTU alliance
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- Duration: 0:59
- Updated: 08 Dec 2015
- views: 276
You can join this alliance in realm 13
search HAY and apply to join
You can join this alliance in realm 13
search HAY and apply to join
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You can join this alliance in realm 13
search HAY and apply to join
- published: 08 Dec 2015
- views: 276
Urartu Alfabesini Oluşturan İlk Kişi "Mehmet Kuşman"
- Order: Reorder
- Duration: 2:54
- Updated: 13 May 2014
- views: 6937
Dünyada Urartu alfabesini oluşturan ilk kişi ve bu dili konuşan 36 kişiden biri o... Mehmet Kuşman'ı New York Times iki kez haber yapmış,..
- Nasıl geçiyor ...
Dünyada Urartu alfabesini oluşturan ilk kişi ve bu dili konuşan 36 kişiden biri o... Mehmet Kuşman'ı New York Times iki kez haber yapmış,..
- Nasıl geçiyor bir gününüz?
- Sabah 4'te uyanırım, namazımı kılıp yola çıkarım. 71 yaşımdayım. Van'ın çıkışından yola kadar otostop yapıyorum. Akşama kadar burada taşlarımı oyuyorum, kalenin bakımıyla ilgileniyorum. Yani turist gelmeyince canım sıkılıyor diye bir şey yok. Mesela en uzun günler bu günler. Bana kısa geliyor. Çünkü hep çalışıyorum.
- Eşiniz gurur duyuyordur sizinle...
- Urartu fanatizmime alıştı artık. 11 çocuğumuz var. Altısı kız, beşi erkek. Bir futbol takımı gibiyiz. Sadece bir oğlum bu dili öğrenmek istedi. Diğer çocuklarım 'Biz geleceğimize bakalım baba, geçmişi ne yapalım?' dedi.
- Urartular hakkında efsaneler var mı?
- Urartular hakkında bilinmeyen çok şey var. Acaba müzik var mıydı, yok muydu? Tiyatro yok, o kesin. Temizliğe önem vermişler. Bıçakla tıraş oluyorlar. Jilet yok o zaman, bıçak var. Tuvalet var, foseptik açmışlar. Çok tanrılı bir millet. En büyük tanrıları, devlet ve savaş tanrısı Haldi. Sembolleri yılan, akrep, şahin, aslan. Zehirleyici, parçalayıcı...
- Kitap yazmayı düşünüyor musunuz?
- Ölmeden, öğrendiğim her şeyi anlatmak istiyorum. Kitap yazıyorum, bitmek üzere. Adı, Doğu Anadolu'da Urartular. Çivi yazısı (Urartuca), Türkçe ve İngilizce olarak yayımlanacak.
- Neden Urartuca öğrenmek istediniz?
- Kalede çalışıyorduk. Bir hocamız, kazıdan çıkmış bir kitabenin başında düşünüyor. 'Hocam, herkes kitabe çıktığı zaman seviniyor, siz düşünüyorsunuz,' dedim. 'Yok,' dedi: 'Ben de sevindim ama kime okutacağız?' Branşı Fars dili ve edebiyatıydı. Ben de o zaman çok gençtim. Zannediyorum ki profesör denince, her şeyi biliyor. Ankara'da, Emin Bilgiç adında bir bey vardı. O tarihte onu çağırdılar, geldi ve kitabeyi okudu... Sonra yeni kitabeler çıkmaya başladı. Hoca yine düşünüyor. Hoca da beni çok severdi, hatta işe o aldırmıştı beni. 'Hocam, ben öğrenemez miyim?' deyince, öyle bir sinirlendi ki, sert bir şekilde 'Hadi canım sen de!' dedi. Ben de 'Bu dili öğreneceğim,' dedim. Van Kalesi'nde çok yazılar var. Hangisi Asur, hangisi Urartu seçmek zor. O kış öyle düşünerek geçti. Bir dahaki sene İran'a gittim.
- Parayı nereden buldunuz?
- Otostopla, atlarla köylere gidiyordum. Çok zorluk çektim tabii. Her ülkeden harf topladım. Urartuların yazısı çivi yazısı. Hangi sembol, hangi harfe denk geliyor? Tek tek araştırdım, alfabeyi oluşturdum. O zamana kadar alfabe yoktu. 53 tane harf tamamladım. 22 Mayıs 1986'da Müze Müdürlüğü'ne bir yazı geldi. Beni Ankara Milli Kütüphane'de sempozyuma çağırdılar. Türkiye'de kazı yapan yerli ve yabancı bütün hocalar oradaydı. Önce inanamadılar. Sonra hepsi teker teker elimi sıktı. Profesörlerden tebrik alınca daha bir hırslandım. Dedim ki 'Yazıyı çözdük, bundan sonra sıra lisanda'. Lisan o kadar zor ki... Nereden bileceksin harfleri, kelimeleri...
- 'Merhaba' nasıl denir Urartuca?
- 'Eştiye.' Konuşma dilini çözmek zor oldu. 12 yıl kadar uğraştım. Bazı kelimelerin neden bahsettiğini biliyorum ama cümleyi kuramıyorum. Bir hoca dedi ki, 'İstanbul'a git, orada Beyazıt'ta lügat bulabilirsen, belki işini kolaylaştırır.' Urartuların dili, Ural-Altay kökenli. İyi bir lügat buldum, ondan faydalandım ve hemen çözüldü. O zorluklardan sonra çok kolay geldi.
- Şimdi kitabeler çıkınca okumanız için sizi mi çağırıyorlar?
- Genelde ben okurum. Van'a gelen her valiye 'Bana 30-40 öğrenci verin, bir yer gösterin, Urartuca öğreteyim,' diyorum. Çivi yazısıyla yaptığım oymacılığı da öğretirim. Bir zanaat sahibi olurlar. Her vali hep 'İyi olur,' diyor ama vaatleri masada kalıyor. Ayda 1200 lira emekli maaşı alıyorum. 44 yıl hizmetim var. Kendi imkanlarımla nasıl kurs açayım?
- Bu dili yakınlarınıza öğrettiniz mi?
- Oğlum biliyor, ona öğrettim...
- Bir savcı bey vardı, Gürpınar'da... Ona öğrettim. Bayağı ilerledi Urartuca konusunda. Şimdi Ankara'ya tayini çıktı. Gece beni alıyordu, evine gidiyorduk, gece geç saatlere kadar benden ders alıyordu.
- Urartuca ne kadar zamanda öğrenilir?
- Tahsil yapan bir insan üç yılda öğrenebilir. Hem okumayı hem yazmayı öğrenmek için üç yıl vermek lazım.
- Nasıl bir milletmiş Urartular?
- Çok çalışkanlar. Savaşçılar ama savaşı sevmiyorlar. Silah yapıyor, düşmanına veriyor. Kitabelerde bir sürü silah var Urartu yapımı... Asurlular, Urartululardan aldıkları silahla geliyor, onları öldürüyorlar. Van Kalesi, Urartuların en büyük kalesi. 135 bin kilometrekare yerde, 3.5 - 4 milyon insan yaşıyor.
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Dünyada Urartu alfabesini oluşturan ilk kişi ve bu dili konuşan 36 kişiden biri o... Mehmet Kuşman'ı New York Times iki kez haber yapmış,..
- Nasıl geçiyor bir gününüz?
- Sabah 4'te uyanırım, namazımı kılıp yola çıkarım. 71 yaşımdayım. Van'ın çıkışından yola kadar otostop yapıyorum. Akşama kadar burada taşlarımı oyuyorum, kalenin bakımıyla ilgileniyorum. Yani turist gelmeyince canım sıkılıyor diye bir şey yok. Mesela en uzun günler bu günler. Bana kısa geliyor. Çünkü hep çalışıyorum.
- Eşiniz gurur duyuyordur sizinle...
- Urartu fanatizmime alıştı artık. 11 çocuğumuz var. Altısı kız, beşi erkek. Bir futbol takımı gibiyiz. Sadece bir oğlum bu dili öğrenmek istedi. Diğer çocuklarım 'Biz geleceğimize bakalım baba, geçmişi ne yapalım?' dedi.
- Urartular hakkında efsaneler var mı?
- Urartular hakkında bilinmeyen çok şey var. Acaba müzik var mıydı, yok muydu? Tiyatro yok, o kesin. Temizliğe önem vermişler. Bıçakla tıraş oluyorlar. Jilet yok o zaman, bıçak var. Tuvalet var, foseptik açmışlar. Çok tanrılı bir millet. En büyük tanrıları, devlet ve savaş tanrısı Haldi. Sembolleri yılan, akrep, şahin, aslan. Zehirleyici, parçalayıcı...
- Kitap yazmayı düşünüyor musunuz?
- Ölmeden, öğrendiğim her şeyi anlatmak istiyorum. Kitap yazıyorum, bitmek üzere. Adı, Doğu Anadolu'da Urartular. Çivi yazısı (Urartuca), Türkçe ve İngilizce olarak yayımlanacak.
- Neden Urartuca öğrenmek istediniz?
- Kalede çalışıyorduk. Bir hocamız, kazıdan çıkmış bir kitabenin başında düşünüyor. 'Hocam, herkes kitabe çıktığı zaman seviniyor, siz düşünüyorsunuz,' dedim. 'Yok,' dedi: 'Ben de sevindim ama kime okutacağız?' Branşı Fars dili ve edebiyatıydı. Ben de o zaman çok gençtim. Zannediyorum ki profesör denince, her şeyi biliyor. Ankara'da, Emin Bilgiç adında bir bey vardı. O tarihte onu çağırdılar, geldi ve kitabeyi okudu... Sonra yeni kitabeler çıkmaya başladı. Hoca yine düşünüyor. Hoca da beni çok severdi, hatta işe o aldırmıştı beni. 'Hocam, ben öğrenemez miyim?' deyince, öyle bir sinirlendi ki, sert bir şekilde 'Hadi canım sen de!' dedi. Ben de 'Bu dili öğreneceğim,' dedim. Van Kalesi'nde çok yazılar var. Hangisi Asur, hangisi Urartu seçmek zor. O kış öyle düşünerek geçti. Bir dahaki sene İran'a gittim.
- Parayı nereden buldunuz?
- Otostopla, atlarla köylere gidiyordum. Çok zorluk çektim tabii. Her ülkeden harf topladım. Urartuların yazısı çivi yazısı. Hangi sembol, hangi harfe denk geliyor? Tek tek araştırdım, alfabeyi oluşturdum. O zamana kadar alfabe yoktu. 53 tane harf tamamladım. 22 Mayıs 1986'da Müze Müdürlüğü'ne bir yazı geldi. Beni Ankara Milli Kütüphane'de sempozyuma çağırdılar. Türkiye'de kazı yapan yerli ve yabancı bütün hocalar oradaydı. Önce inanamadılar. Sonra hepsi teker teker elimi sıktı. Profesörlerden tebrik alınca daha bir hırslandım. Dedim ki 'Yazıyı çözdük, bundan sonra sıra lisanda'. Lisan o kadar zor ki... Nereden bileceksin harfleri, kelimeleri...
- 'Merhaba' nasıl denir Urartuca?
- 'Eştiye.' Konuşma dilini çözmek zor oldu. 12 yıl kadar uğraştım. Bazı kelimelerin neden bahsettiğini biliyorum ama cümleyi kuramıyorum. Bir hoca dedi ki, 'İstanbul'a git, orada Beyazıt'ta lügat bulabilirsen, belki işini kolaylaştırır.' Urartuların dili, Ural-Altay kökenli. İyi bir lügat buldum, ondan faydalandım ve hemen çözüldü. O zorluklardan sonra çok kolay geldi.
- Şimdi kitabeler çıkınca okumanız için sizi mi çağırıyorlar?
- Genelde ben okurum. Van'a gelen her valiye 'Bana 30-40 öğrenci verin, bir yer gösterin, Urartuca öğreteyim,' diyorum. Çivi yazısıyla yaptığım oymacılığı da öğretirim. Bir zanaat sahibi olurlar. Her vali hep 'İyi olur,' diyor ama vaatleri masada kalıyor. Ayda 1200 lira emekli maaşı alıyorum. 44 yıl hizmetim var. Kendi imkanlarımla nasıl kurs açayım?
- Bu dili yakınlarınıza öğrettiniz mi?
- Oğlum biliyor, ona öğrettim...
- Bir savcı bey vardı, Gürpınar'da... Ona öğrettim. Bayağı ilerledi Urartuca konusunda. Şimdi Ankara'ya tayini çıktı. Gece beni alıyordu, evine gidiyorduk, gece geç saatlere kadar benden ders alıyordu.
- Urartuca ne kadar zamanda öğrenilir?
- Tahsil yapan bir insan üç yılda öğrenebilir. Hem okumayı hem yazmayı öğrenmek için üç yıl vermek lazım.
- Nasıl bir milletmiş Urartular?
- Çok çalışkanlar. Savaşçılar ama savaşı sevmiyorlar. Silah yapıyor, düşmanına veriyor. Kitabelerde bir sürü silah var Urartu yapımı... Asurlular, Urartululardan aldıkları silahla geliyor, onları öldürüyorlar. Van Kalesi, Urartuların en büyük kalesi. 135 bin kilometrekare yerde, 3.5 - 4 milyon insan yaşıyor.
- published: 13 May 2014
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Urartu lost civilization
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The name Urartu comes from Assyrian sources: the Assyrian King Shalmaneser I (1263–1234 BC) recorded a campaign in which he subdued the entire territory of "Uru...
The name Urartu comes from Assyrian sources: the Assyrian King Shalmaneser I (1263–1234 BC) recorded a campaign in which he subdued the entire territory of "Uruatri. The Shalmaneser text uses the name Urartu to refer to a geographical region, not a kingdom, and names eight "lands" contained within Urartu. "Urartu" is cognate with the Biblical "Ararat," Akkadian "Urashtu," and Armenian "Ayrarat.
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The name Urartu comes from Assyrian sources: the Assyrian King Shalmaneser I (1263–1234 BC) recorded a campaign in which he subdued the entire territory of "Uruatri. The Shalmaneser text uses the name Urartu to refer to a geographical region, not a kingdom, and names eight "lands" contained within Urartu. "Urartu" is cognate with the Biblical "Ararat," Akkadian "Urashtu," and Armenian "Ayrarat.
- published: 05 Apr 2015
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Turkey's History and Culture - Trips 2015
Turkey's history, culture and civilization - Trip 2015 World Travel https://www.youtube.com/user/World1Tube Travel through Turkey to its eastern regions with OAT and discover lost civilizations of the Urartus and Hittites. Witness the ruins of Ani, the landscapes of Cappadocia and more. Travel to Turkey | Turkey's Sacred Lands & Ancient Civilizations | Overseas Adventure Travel View a video of a small group of OAT travelers as they journey into the heartland of Turkey to explore ancient landscapes steeped in biblical history and the remains of once-mighty civilizations. Join them and: Meet with a village family in Kars Explore the ancient Armenian capital of Ani Hunt for famous Kasar cheese at a local market Turkey's Sacred Lands & Ancient Civilizations Istanbul • Van • ...
published: 21 Mar 2014 -
Armenia Travel Guide of Asia - world travel guide
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCfGiktqpepOWfKVfnrkbNXw/videos http://www.helpskhmers.com/ Armenia is a trove of history, littered with crumbling churches perched in spectacular settings. Landscapes transition rapidly from lush forests to shimmering lakes and stark deserts. But the best thing about Armenia is the Armenians themselves - ever welcoming and eager to show off their country to visitors. news khmer, news cambodia, news today, non stop love songs, style video, video songs, cambodia, love song khmer, Heng Pitu : Khmer Song Best Collection, Sunday CD Vol 179, funny videos, free it training, song collections, funny videos science computer center scc, scc kampong thom, scc cambodia, world travel guide
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TURKEY - Van Promotion 2014 / wtG /
The city of Van, on Lake Van's shores in eastern region of Turkey. Check out the 2014 promotional video. Van, in Eastern Anatolian region of Turkey, is situated in a lush green sanctuary by Lake Van and is surrounded by rocky mountains. Lake Van is the largest lake in Turkey and it was formed when the Volcano Nemrut exploded. South to Van lies a fertile oasis enclosed by the Tigris and the Euphrates and it is said that this place is the Biblical Mesopotamia and the real Garden of Eden. Apart from the obvious religious charm, Van has ample prospects of expedition, trekking, hunting or just lazing around in the beach. The best times of the year to enjoy Van is spring and autumn.. There are many places of interest at Van and might give you the feeling of being transported in time. Do tak...
published: 18 Apr 2014 -
Part 1 Van Turkey ("The Pearl of the East")
VAN Van is a city in eastern Turkey's Van Province, located on the eastern shore of Lake Van. It is the cultural center of the area's Kurdish majority. The city's population is mostly Kurdish. In 2010 the official population figure for Van was 367,419, but many estimates put it much higher with a 1996 estimate stating 500,000 and former Mayor Burhan Yengun is quoted as saying it may be as high as 600,000. The Van Central district stretches over 2,289 square kilometres (884 square miles) Archaeological excavations and surveys carried out in Van province indicate that the history of human settlement in this region goes back at least as far as 5000 BC. The Tilkitepe Mound, which is on the shores of Lake Van and a few kilometres to the south of Van Castle, is the only source of information abo...
published: 28 Jul 2013 -
Garni Temple is a Major Villagein the Kotayk Province of Armenia
The settlement has an ancient history, and is best known for the Hellenistic Garni temple. The area was first occupied in the 3rd millennium BC along easily defensible terrain at one of the bends of the Azat River. In the 8th century BC the area was conquered by the Urartian King Argishti I. The fortification at Garni was erected probably sometime in the 3rd century BC as a summer residence for the Armenian Orontid and Artaxiad royal dynasties. Later around the 1st century BC the fortress of Garni became the last refuge of King Mithridates of Armenia and where he and his family were assassinated by his son-in-law and nephew Rhadamistus. The fortress was eventually sacked in 1386 by Timur Lenk. In 1679 an earthquake devastated the area destroying the temple. Click link read continue http://...
published: 17 Jun 2014 -
Armenian Female Costumes
The dress of the Armenians reflects a rich cultural tradition. Wool and fur were utilized by the Armenians and later cotton that was grown in the fertile valleys. Silk imported from China was used by royalty, during the Ararat (Urartu) period. Later the Armenians cultivated silkworms and produced their own silk. The collection of Armenian women's costumes begins during the Urartu/Ararat time period, wherein dresses were designed with creamy white silk, embroidered with gold thread. The costume was a replica of a medallion unearthed by archaeologists at Toprak Kale near Lake Van, which some 3,000 years ago was the site of the capital of the Kingdom of Van.
published: 14 Dec 2013 -
Raffi Megerian Tourism Armenia Yerevan Megerian Art .wmv.flv
Armenia Yerevan Megerian Art Tourist guide armenian armenians the best aznavour kirk kerkorian lusine tovmasyan hayko fiori sona soad sirusho cher simon aram armenchick hayastan yerevan europe travel country life duduk givan gasparyan khachatourian tata simonian nune eurovision 2009 2010 holy mountains khatchatourian assadourian president genocide turkey miss 1915 Yerevan (pronounced /ˌjɛrəˈvɑːn/, Armenian: Երևան or Երեւան), sometimes written as Erevan, former names include Erebuni, Revan, and Erivan - is the capital and largest city of Armenia. It is situated on the Hrazdan River, and is the administrative, cultural, and industrial center of the country. It has been the capital of Armenia since 1918 and the twelfth in the history of Armenia. The history of Yerevan dates back to the 8th...
published: 14 Mar 2011 -
Megerian Carpet
Armenia Yerevan Megerian Art Tourist guide armenian armenians the best aznavour kirk kerkorian lusine tovmasyan hayko fiori sona soad sirusho cher simon aram armenchick hayastan yerevan europe travel country life duduk givan gasparyan khachatourian tata simonian nune eurovision 2009 2010 holy mountains khatchatourian assadourian president genocide turkey miss 1915 Yerevan (pronounced /ˌjɛrəˈvɑːn/, Armenian: Երևան or Երեւան), sometimes written as Erevan, former names include Erebuni, Revan, and Erivan - is the capital and largest city of Armenia. It is situated on the Hrazdan River, and is the administrative, cultural, and industrial center of the country. It has been the capital of Armenia since 1918 and the twelfth in the history of Armenia. The history of Yerevan dates back to the 8th c...
published: 23 Feb 2012 -
Armenia Yerevan ))) Ilona-yerevan
Yerevan, the capital of Armenia, is a modern, colorful city, situated in the Northeastern part of the Ararat Valley. Yerevan is one of the oldest cities in the world. The fortress Erebuni was founded by King Argishty of Urartu in 782 BC. The Urartu Kingdom was a powerful & highly developed civilization. Thus, according to cuneiform 'passport' of Yerevan, it's almost 3000 years old. The reconstructed ruins of the fortress Erebuni & museum are located in the Southeastern part of the city. A fiest 'Erebuni Yerevan', devoted to the establishment of Yerevan city, are selebrated every year on October. ::::::: Yerevan is a political, administrative, commercial & financial, as well as cultural & educational centre of Armenia. It occupies a territory of about 300 sq.km & its population is abou...
published: 02 Aug 2010
Turkey's History and Culture - Trips 2015
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- Duration: 2:47
- Updated: 21 Mar 2014
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Turkey's history, culture and civilization - Trip 2015
World Travel https://www.youtube.com/user/World1Tube
Travel through Turkey to its eastern regions with OA...
Turkey's history, culture and civilization - Trip 2015
World Travel https://www.youtube.com/user/World1Tube
Travel through Turkey to its eastern regions with OAT and discover lost civilizations of the Urartus and Hittites. Witness the ruins of Ani, the landscapes of Cappadocia and more.
Travel to Turkey | Turkey's Sacred Lands & Ancient Civilizations | Overseas Adventure Travel
View a video of a small group of OAT travelers as they journey into the heartland of Turkey to explore ancient landscapes steeped in biblical history and the remains of once-mighty civilizations. Join them and:
Meet with a village family in Kars
Explore the ancient Armenian capital of Ani
Hunt for famous Kasar cheese at a local market
Turkey's Sacred Lands & Ancient Civilizations
Istanbul • Van • Kars • Erzurum • Trabzon • Cappadocia • Antakya (Antioch) • Gaziantep • Adana
View our video about our adventure in the heart of Turkey, a scenic land steeped in Biblical history and the remains of once-mighty civilizations. On this trip, you'll enjoy:
43 meals including a Home-Hosted Lunch
31 small group activities
Explore the surreal landscapes of Cappadocia
Day by Day Itinerary
Small Groups: Never more than 10-16 travelers—guaranteed!
Travel to Turkey with OAT to find the heart of a land steeped in biblical history and scattered with relics of once-mighty civilizations. Witness the jeweled Byzantine palaces and soaring minarets of Istanbul, then journey to the shores of Van Lake—whose piercing blue waters are encircled by snowcapped peaks—to explore the bygone capital of the Urartu Empire. Wander among the ruins of an ancient walled Armenian capital in Kars. Walk in the footsteps of St. Paul in Tarsus and Antioch, the city where the apostle preached and mighty emperors reigned. And journey from the breathtaking mountaintop sanctuary of Nemrut Dagi to the surreal landscapes of Cappadocia, passing through the shadow of Mount Ararat, the legendary resting place of Noah's Ark. In addition to exploring remnants of vanquished kingdoms, you'll meet the modern inhabitants of these ancient lands—dining in the home of Kurdish villagers and visiting the workshops of traditional Turkish artisans. Join us to take the "Silk Roads" less traveled, and experience timeless beauty and unforgettable historic treasures of Turkey.
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Travel to Turkey, Turkey's Sacred Lands, Ancient Civilizations, Overseas Adventure Travel, Istanbul, Van, Kars, Erzurum, Trabzon, Cappadocia, Antakya (Antioch), Gaziantep, Adana, Turkey Travel Guide, Turkey Vacation, Turkey History, Turkey Tours
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Turkey's history, culture and civilization - Trip 2015
World Travel https://www.youtube.com/user/World1Tube
Travel through Turkey to its eastern regions with OAT and discover lost civilizations of the Urartus and Hittites. Witness the ruins of Ani, the landscapes of Cappadocia and more.
Travel to Turkey | Turkey's Sacred Lands & Ancient Civilizations | Overseas Adventure Travel
View a video of a small group of OAT travelers as they journey into the heartland of Turkey to explore ancient landscapes steeped in biblical history and the remains of once-mighty civilizations. Join them and:
Meet with a village family in Kars
Explore the ancient Armenian capital of Ani
Hunt for famous Kasar cheese at a local market
Turkey's Sacred Lands & Ancient Civilizations
Istanbul • Van • Kars • Erzurum • Trabzon • Cappadocia • Antakya (Antioch) • Gaziantep • Adana
View our video about our adventure in the heart of Turkey, a scenic land steeped in Biblical history and the remains of once-mighty civilizations. On this trip, you'll enjoy:
43 meals including a Home-Hosted Lunch
31 small group activities
Explore the surreal landscapes of Cappadocia
Day by Day Itinerary
Small Groups: Never more than 10-16 travelers—guaranteed!
Travel to Turkey with OAT to find the heart of a land steeped in biblical history and scattered with relics of once-mighty civilizations. Witness the jeweled Byzantine palaces and soaring minarets of Istanbul, then journey to the shores of Van Lake—whose piercing blue waters are encircled by snowcapped peaks—to explore the bygone capital of the Urartu Empire. Wander among the ruins of an ancient walled Armenian capital in Kars. Walk in the footsteps of St. Paul in Tarsus and Antioch, the city where the apostle preached and mighty emperors reigned. And journey from the breathtaking mountaintop sanctuary of Nemrut Dagi to the surreal landscapes of Cappadocia, passing through the shadow of Mount Ararat, the legendary resting place of Noah's Ark. In addition to exploring remnants of vanquished kingdoms, you'll meet the modern inhabitants of these ancient lands—dining in the home of Kurdish villagers and visiting the workshops of traditional Turkish artisans. Join us to take the "Silk Roads" less traveled, and experience timeless beauty and unforgettable historic treasures of Turkey.
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Travel to Turkey, Turkey's Sacred Lands, Ancient Civilizations, Overseas Adventure Travel, Istanbul, Van, Kars, Erzurum, Trabzon, Cappadocia, Antakya (Antioch), Gaziantep, Adana, Turkey Travel Guide, Turkey Vacation, Turkey History, Turkey Tours
- published: 21 Mar 2014
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Armenia Travel Guide of Asia - world travel guide
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- Duration: 2:15
- Updated: 07 Jan 2015
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Armenia is a trove of history, littered with crumbling churches per...
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Armenia is a trove of history, littered with crumbling churches perched in spectacular settings. Landscapes transition rapidly from lush forests to shimmering lakes and stark deserts. But the best thing about Armenia is the Armenians themselves - ever welcoming and eager to show off their country to visitors.
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Armenia is a trove of history, littered with crumbling churches perched in spectacular settings. Landscapes transition rapidly from lush forests to shimmering lakes and stark deserts. But the best thing about Armenia is the Armenians themselves - ever welcoming and eager to show off their country to visitors.
news khmer,
news cambodia,
news today,
non stop love songs,
style video,
video songs,
cambodia,
love song khmer,
Heng Pitu : Khmer Song Best Collection,
Sunday CD Vol 179,
funny videos,
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song collections,
funny videos
science computer center scc,
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world travel guide
- published: 07 Jan 2015
- views: 173
TURKEY - Van Promotion 2014 / wtG /
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- Duration: 6:32
- Updated: 18 Apr 2014
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The city of Van, on Lake Van's shores in eastern region of Turkey. Check out the 2014 promotional video.
Van, in Eastern Anatolian region of Turkey, is situat...
The city of Van, on Lake Van's shores in eastern region of Turkey. Check out the 2014 promotional video.
Van, in Eastern Anatolian region of Turkey, is situated in a lush green sanctuary by Lake Van and is surrounded by rocky mountains. Lake Van is the largest lake in Turkey and it was formed when the Volcano Nemrut exploded. South to Van lies a fertile oasis enclosed by the Tigris and the Euphrates and it is said that this place is the Biblical Mesopotamia and the real Garden of Eden.
Apart from the obvious religious charm, Van has ample prospects of expedition, trekking, hunting or just lazing around in the beach. The best times of the year to enjoy Van is spring and autumn..
There are many places of interest at Van and might give you the feeling of being transported in time. Do take a guide along and remember that there are places, which charge you an entrance fee.
The Rock of Van is a tapered protrusion 1500m in length, over 100m in height, and 300m broad at the bottom.
The Hosap Castle built by a Kurdish chieftain, in 1643 has been recently excavated and much of it remains under the ground.
The Sarduri is an Urartian palace built by King Sardur II between 764 and 735 BC. Its temple has cuneiform inscriptions, and the palace has many modern marvels like storage containers, royal bathroom and water cisterns. There is also a container of grains, which is 2000yrs. old.
Akdamar Island is famous for its 10th century church of the Holy Cross.
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The city of Van, on Lake Van's shores in eastern region of Turkey. Check out the 2014 promotional video.
Van, in Eastern Anatolian region of Turkey, is situated in a lush green sanctuary by Lake Van and is surrounded by rocky mountains. Lake Van is the largest lake in Turkey and it was formed when the Volcano Nemrut exploded. South to Van lies a fertile oasis enclosed by the Tigris and the Euphrates and it is said that this place is the Biblical Mesopotamia and the real Garden of Eden.
Apart from the obvious religious charm, Van has ample prospects of expedition, trekking, hunting or just lazing around in the beach. The best times of the year to enjoy Van is spring and autumn..
There are many places of interest at Van and might give you the feeling of being transported in time. Do take a guide along and remember that there are places, which charge you an entrance fee.
The Rock of Van is a tapered protrusion 1500m in length, over 100m in height, and 300m broad at the bottom.
The Hosap Castle built by a Kurdish chieftain, in 1643 has been recently excavated and much of it remains under the ground.
The Sarduri is an Urartian palace built by King Sardur II between 764 and 735 BC. Its temple has cuneiform inscriptions, and the palace has many modern marvels like storage containers, royal bathroom and water cisterns. There is also a container of grains, which is 2000yrs. old.
Akdamar Island is famous for its 10th century church of the Holy Cross.
- published: 18 Apr 2014
- views: 1417
Part 1 Van Turkey ("The Pearl of the East")
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- Duration: 10:45
- Updated: 28 Jul 2013
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VAN
Van is a city in eastern Turkey's Van Province, located on the eastern shore of Lake Van. It is the cultural center of the area's Kurdish majority. The city...
VAN
Van is a city in eastern Turkey's Van Province, located on the eastern shore of Lake Van. It is the cultural center of the area's Kurdish majority. The city's population is mostly Kurdish. In 2010 the official population figure for Van was 367,419, but many estimates put it much higher with a 1996 estimate stating 500,000 and former Mayor Burhan Yengun is quoted as saying it may be as high as 600,000. The Van Central district stretches over 2,289 square kilometres (884 square miles)
Archaeological excavations and surveys carried out in Van province indicate that the history of human settlement in this region goes back at least as far as 5000 BC. The Tilkitepe Mound, which is on the shores of Lake Van and a few kilometres to the south of Van Castle, is the only source of information about the oldest culture of Van.
The modern city is located on the plain extending from the Lake Van, at a distance of 5 kilometers from the lake shore.
Van has often been called "The Pearl of the East" because of the beauty of its surrounding landscape. An old Armenian proverb in the same sense is "Van in this world, paradise in the next."This phrase has been slightly modified in Turkish as dünyada Van, ahirette iman or "Van for this world, faith for the next."
The city is home to Van Yüzüncü Yıl Üniversitesi (Van 100th Year University) and recently came to the headlines for two highly publicized investigations initiated by the Prosecutor of Van, one of which was focused on accusations against the university's rector, Prof. Hasan Ceylan, who was kept in custody for a time. He was finally acquitted but lost his rectorate. He is a grandson of Agop Vartovyan, an Ottoman Armenian who is accepted as the founder of modern Turkish theatre. Prof. Hasan Ceylan is also the department chairman of Environmental Engineering in the Van 100th Year University.In culinary terms, as some cities in Turkey became renowned for their kebap culture or other types of traditional local dishes, Van has distinguished itself with its breakfast culture.
Famous breakfast table in Van.
TransportAt present, Van is connected with Tatvan, which is 96 km away on the opposite shore of Lake Van, by a train ferry that helps to avoid the necessity to build a 250 km railway through difficult mountainous terrain. The railway will be constructed when traffic increases sufficiently.Van is connected with the rest of Turkey through the Ferit Melen Airport.
Van is a city with a short name, a long history, and numerous interesting things to see, especially if you like history and natural beauty. Or cats.
Located on the eastern shore of Lake Van, the city of Van (VAHN, pop. 400,000, alt. 1727 meters/5666 feet) has been here for a very long time.
The Rock of Van, the ancient fortress and funeral monument around which a later citadel was built, bears cuneiform inscriptions dating from the Kingdom of Urartu (c. 1300-700 BC—here's a Timeline).Beside the citadel, the ruins of the old town of Van, built atop the ruins of ancient Urartian town of Tushpa, lie beneath a carpet of grass.
Besides the local museum, the Rock of Van and the citadel, you should visit the Church of the Holy Cross on Akdamar Island, the Urartian ruins at Çavuştepe, 25 km (16 miles) SE of Van, and the dramatic Kurdish fortress at Hoşap, 33 km (21 miles) farther to the SE. In your travels, you may even see a Van cat. You'll know it by its white fur, eyes of different colors, and love of swimming (of all things).
The old town of Van was burned by Ottoman forces in 1915 as they retreated before a Russian army which had invaded Ottoman territory in support of Armenian revolutionaries. The Russians held the town until 1917, when the Russian Empire itself suffered revolution and collapse.
The modern city of Van grew up 5 km (3 miles) inland from the lakeshore and the Rock of Van during the 20th century, with wide boulevards and town planning. Because it has the best hotels, restaurants, transportation and other services, Van is the best base for explorations of the region.
Van is an important stop on my Recommended Itinerary of Eastern Turkey. It's a long way from western Turkey by bus or car, and an even longer trip by train, so if you're coming directly you'll want to fly. Turkish Airlines has daily flights from Istanbul and from Ankara.
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VAN
Van is a city in eastern Turkey's Van Province, located on the eastern shore of Lake Van. It is the cultural center of the area's Kurdish majority. The city's population is mostly Kurdish. In 2010 the official population figure for Van was 367,419, but many estimates put it much higher with a 1996 estimate stating 500,000 and former Mayor Burhan Yengun is quoted as saying it may be as high as 600,000. The Van Central district stretches over 2,289 square kilometres (884 square miles)
Archaeological excavations and surveys carried out in Van province indicate that the history of human settlement in this region goes back at least as far as 5000 BC. The Tilkitepe Mound, which is on the shores of Lake Van and a few kilometres to the south of Van Castle, is the only source of information about the oldest culture of Van.
The modern city is located on the plain extending from the Lake Van, at a distance of 5 kilometers from the lake shore.
Van has often been called "The Pearl of the East" because of the beauty of its surrounding landscape. An old Armenian proverb in the same sense is "Van in this world, paradise in the next."This phrase has been slightly modified in Turkish as dünyada Van, ahirette iman or "Van for this world, faith for the next."
The city is home to Van Yüzüncü Yıl Üniversitesi (Van 100th Year University) and recently came to the headlines for two highly publicized investigations initiated by the Prosecutor of Van, one of which was focused on accusations against the university's rector, Prof. Hasan Ceylan, who was kept in custody for a time. He was finally acquitted but lost his rectorate. He is a grandson of Agop Vartovyan, an Ottoman Armenian who is accepted as the founder of modern Turkish theatre. Prof. Hasan Ceylan is also the department chairman of Environmental Engineering in the Van 100th Year University.In culinary terms, as some cities in Turkey became renowned for their kebap culture or other types of traditional local dishes, Van has distinguished itself with its breakfast culture.
Famous breakfast table in Van.
TransportAt present, Van is connected with Tatvan, which is 96 km away on the opposite shore of Lake Van, by a train ferry that helps to avoid the necessity to build a 250 km railway through difficult mountainous terrain. The railway will be constructed when traffic increases sufficiently.Van is connected with the rest of Turkey through the Ferit Melen Airport.
Van is a city with a short name, a long history, and numerous interesting things to see, especially if you like history and natural beauty. Or cats.
Located on the eastern shore of Lake Van, the city of Van (VAHN, pop. 400,000, alt. 1727 meters/5666 feet) has been here for a very long time.
The Rock of Van, the ancient fortress and funeral monument around which a later citadel was built, bears cuneiform inscriptions dating from the Kingdom of Urartu (c. 1300-700 BC—here's a Timeline).Beside the citadel, the ruins of the old town of Van, built atop the ruins of ancient Urartian town of Tushpa, lie beneath a carpet of grass.
Besides the local museum, the Rock of Van and the citadel, you should visit the Church of the Holy Cross on Akdamar Island, the Urartian ruins at Çavuştepe, 25 km (16 miles) SE of Van, and the dramatic Kurdish fortress at Hoşap, 33 km (21 miles) farther to the SE. In your travels, you may even see a Van cat. You'll know it by its white fur, eyes of different colors, and love of swimming (of all things).
The old town of Van was burned by Ottoman forces in 1915 as they retreated before a Russian army which had invaded Ottoman territory in support of Armenian revolutionaries. The Russians held the town until 1917, when the Russian Empire itself suffered revolution and collapse.
The modern city of Van grew up 5 km (3 miles) inland from the lakeshore and the Rock of Van during the 20th century, with wide boulevards and town planning. Because it has the best hotels, restaurants, transportation and other services, Van is the best base for explorations of the region.
Van is an important stop on my Recommended Itinerary of Eastern Turkey. It's a long way from western Turkey by bus or car, and an even longer trip by train, so if you're coming directly you'll want to fly. Turkish Airlines has daily flights from Istanbul and from Ankara.
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Garni Temple is a Major Villagein the Kotayk Province of Armenia
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The settlement has an ancient history, and is best known for the Hellenistic Garni temple. The area was first occupied in the 3rd millennium BC along easily def...
The settlement has an ancient history, and is best known for the Hellenistic Garni temple. The area was first occupied in the 3rd millennium BC along easily defensible terrain at one of the bends of the Azat River. In the 8th century BC the area was conquered by the Urartian King Argishti I. The fortification at Garni was erected probably sometime in the 3rd century BC as a summer residence for the Armenian Orontid and Artaxiad royal dynasties. Later around the 1st century BC the fortress of Garni became the last refuge of King Mithridates of Armenia and where he and his family were assassinated by his son-in-law and nephew Rhadamistus. The fortress was eventually sacked in 1386 by Timur Lenk. In 1679 an earthquake devastated the area destroying the temple. Click link read continue http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Garni
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The settlement has an ancient history, and is best known for the Hellenistic Garni temple. The area was first occupied in the 3rd millennium BC along easily defensible terrain at one of the bends of the Azat River. In the 8th century BC the area was conquered by the Urartian King Argishti I. The fortification at Garni was erected probably sometime in the 3rd century BC as a summer residence for the Armenian Orontid and Artaxiad royal dynasties. Later around the 1st century BC the fortress of Garni became the last refuge of King Mithridates of Armenia and where he and his family were assassinated by his son-in-law and nephew Rhadamistus. The fortress was eventually sacked in 1386 by Timur Lenk. In 1679 an earthquake devastated the area destroying the temple. Click link read continue http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Garni
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Armenian Female Costumes
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The dress of the Armenians reflects a rich cultural tradition. Wool and fur were utilized by the Armenians and later cotton that was grown in the fertile valley...
The dress of the Armenians reflects a rich cultural tradition. Wool and fur were utilized by the Armenians and later cotton that was grown in the fertile valleys. Silk imported from China was used by royalty, during the Ararat (Urartu) period. Later the Armenians cultivated silkworms and produced their own silk.
The collection of Armenian women's costumes begins during the Urartu/Ararat time period, wherein dresses were designed with creamy white silk, embroidered with gold thread. The costume was a replica of a medallion unearthed by archaeologists at Toprak Kale near Lake Van, which some 3,000 years ago was the site of the capital of the Kingdom of Van.
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The dress of the Armenians reflects a rich cultural tradition. Wool and fur were utilized by the Armenians and later cotton that was grown in the fertile valleys. Silk imported from China was used by royalty, during the Ararat (Urartu) period. Later the Armenians cultivated silkworms and produced their own silk.
The collection of Armenian women's costumes begins during the Urartu/Ararat time period, wherein dresses were designed with creamy white silk, embroidered with gold thread. The costume was a replica of a medallion unearthed by archaeologists at Toprak Kale near Lake Van, which some 3,000 years ago was the site of the capital of the Kingdom of Van.
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Raffi Megerian Tourism Armenia Yerevan Megerian Art .wmv.flv
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Armenia Yerevan Megerian Art Tourist guide armenian armenians the best aznavour kirk kerkorian lusine tovmasyan hayko fiori sona soad sirusho cher simon aram ar...
Armenia Yerevan Megerian Art Tourist guide armenian armenians the best aznavour kirk kerkorian lusine tovmasyan hayko fiori sona soad sirusho cher simon aram armenchick hayastan yerevan europe travel country life duduk givan gasparyan khachatourian tata simonian nune eurovision 2009 2010 holy mountains khatchatourian assadourian president genocide turkey miss 1915 Yerevan (pronounced /ˌjɛrəˈvɑːn/, Armenian: Երևան or Երեւան), sometimes written as Erevan, former names include Erebuni, Revan, and Erivan - is the capital and largest city of Armenia. It is situated on the Hrazdan River, and is the administrative, cultural, and industrial center of the country. It has been the capital of Armenia since 1918 and the twelfth in the history of Armenia.
The history of Yerevan dates back to the 8th century BC, with the founding of the Urartian fortress of Erebuni in 782 BC at the western extremity of the Ararat plain.[2] After World War I, Yerevan became the capital of the Democratic Republic of Armenia as thousands of survivors of the Armenian Genocide settled in the area. The city expanded rapidly during the 20th century when Armenia became one of the fifteen republics in the Soviet Union. In fifty years, Yerevan was transformed from a town of a few thousand residents during the first republic to the principal cultural, artistic and industrial center as well as becoming the seat of the political institutions of the country.
With the growth of the economy of the country, Yerevan has been undergoing a major transformation as construction sites have appeared all over the city since the early 2000s. Today, the appearance of new buildings, roads, restaurants, boutiques, quarters etc. have started to erase the traces of 70 years of Soviet dominance.
In 2007, the population of Yerevan was estimated to be 1,107,800 people with the agglomeration around the city regrouping 1,245,700 people (official estimation[3]), more than 42% of the population of Armenia.
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Armenia Yerevan Megerian Art Tourist guide armenian armenians the best aznavour kirk kerkorian lusine tovmasyan hayko fiori sona soad sirusho cher simon aram armenchick hayastan yerevan europe travel country life duduk givan gasparyan khachatourian tata simonian nune eurovision 2009 2010 holy mountains khatchatourian assadourian president genocide turkey miss 1915 Yerevan (pronounced /ˌjɛrəˈvɑːn/, Armenian: Երևան or Երեւան), sometimes written as Erevan, former names include Erebuni, Revan, and Erivan - is the capital and largest city of Armenia. It is situated on the Hrazdan River, and is the administrative, cultural, and industrial center of the country. It has been the capital of Armenia since 1918 and the twelfth in the history of Armenia.
The history of Yerevan dates back to the 8th century BC, with the founding of the Urartian fortress of Erebuni in 782 BC at the western extremity of the Ararat plain.[2] After World War I, Yerevan became the capital of the Democratic Republic of Armenia as thousands of survivors of the Armenian Genocide settled in the area. The city expanded rapidly during the 20th century when Armenia became one of the fifteen republics in the Soviet Union. In fifty years, Yerevan was transformed from a town of a few thousand residents during the first republic to the principal cultural, artistic and industrial center as well as becoming the seat of the political institutions of the country.
With the growth of the economy of the country, Yerevan has been undergoing a major transformation as construction sites have appeared all over the city since the early 2000s. Today, the appearance of new buildings, roads, restaurants, boutiques, quarters etc. have started to erase the traces of 70 years of Soviet dominance.
In 2007, the population of Yerevan was estimated to be 1,107,800 people with the agglomeration around the city regrouping 1,245,700 people (official estimation[3]), more than 42% of the population of Armenia.
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Megerian Carpet
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Armenia Yerevan Megerian Art Tourist guide armenian armenians the best aznavour kirk kerkorian lusine tovmasyan hayko fiori sona soad sirusho cher simon aram ar...
Armenia Yerevan Megerian Art Tourist guide armenian armenians the best aznavour kirk kerkorian lusine tovmasyan hayko fiori sona soad sirusho cher simon aram armenchick hayastan yerevan europe travel country life duduk givan gasparyan khachatourian tata simonian nune eurovision 2009 2010 holy mountains khatchatourian assadourian president genocide turkey miss 1915 Yerevan (pronounced /ˌjɛrəˈvɑːn/, Armenian: Երևան or Երեւան), sometimes written as Erevan, former names include Erebuni, Revan, and Erivan - is the capital and largest city of Armenia. It is situated on the Hrazdan River, and is the administrative, cultural, and industrial center of the country. It has been the capital of Armenia since 1918 and the twelfth in the history of Armenia.
The history of Yerevan dates back to the 8th century BC, with the founding of the Urartian fortress of Erebuni in 782 BC at the western extremity of the Ararat plain.[2] After World War I, Yerevan became the capital of the Democratic Republic of Armenia as thousands of survivors of the Armenian Genocide settled in the area. The city expanded rapidly during the 20th century when Armenia became one of the fifteen republics in the Soviet Union. In fifty years, Yerevan was transformed from a town of a few thousand residents during the first republic to the principal cultural, artistic and industrial center as well as becoming the seat of the political institutions of the country.
With the growth of the economy of the country, Yerevan has been undergoing a major transformation as construction sites have appeared all over the city since the early 2000s. Today, the appearance of new buildings, roads, restaurants, boutiques, quarters etc. have started to erase the traces of 70 years of Soviet dominance.
In 2007, the population of Yerevan was estimated to be 1,107,800 people with the agglomeration around the city regrouping 1,245,700 people (official estimation[3]), more than 42% of the population of Armenia.
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Armenia Yerevan Megerian Art Tourist guide armenian armenians the best aznavour kirk kerkorian lusine tovmasyan hayko fiori sona soad sirusho cher simon aram armenchick hayastan yerevan europe travel country life duduk givan gasparyan khachatourian tata simonian nune eurovision 2009 2010 holy mountains khatchatourian assadourian president genocide turkey miss 1915 Yerevan (pronounced /ˌjɛrəˈvɑːn/, Armenian: Երևան or Երեւան), sometimes written as Erevan, former names include Erebuni, Revan, and Erivan - is the capital and largest city of Armenia. It is situated on the Hrazdan River, and is the administrative, cultural, and industrial center of the country. It has been the capital of Armenia since 1918 and the twelfth in the history of Armenia.
The history of Yerevan dates back to the 8th century BC, with the founding of the Urartian fortress of Erebuni in 782 BC at the western extremity of the Ararat plain.[2] After World War I, Yerevan became the capital of the Democratic Republic of Armenia as thousands of survivors of the Armenian Genocide settled in the area. The city expanded rapidly during the 20th century when Armenia became one of the fifteen republics in the Soviet Union. In fifty years, Yerevan was transformed from a town of a few thousand residents during the first republic to the principal cultural, artistic and industrial center as well as becoming the seat of the political institutions of the country.
With the growth of the economy of the country, Yerevan has been undergoing a major transformation as construction sites have appeared all over the city since the early 2000s. Today, the appearance of new buildings, roads, restaurants, boutiques, quarters etc. have started to erase the traces of 70 years of Soviet dominance.
In 2007, the population of Yerevan was estimated to be 1,107,800 people with the agglomeration around the city regrouping 1,245,700 people (official estimation[3]), more than 42% of the population of Armenia.
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Armenia Yerevan ))) Ilona-yerevan
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Yerevan, the capital of Armenia, is a modern, colorful city, situated in the Northeastern part of the Ararat Valley. Yerevan is one of the oldest cities in the ...
Yerevan, the capital of Armenia, is a modern, colorful city, situated in the Northeastern part of the Ararat Valley. Yerevan is one of the oldest cities in the world. The fortress Erebuni was founded by King Argishty of Urartu in 782 BC. The Urartu Kingdom was a powerful & highly developed civilization. Thus, according to cuneiform 'passport' of Yerevan, it's almost 3000 years old. The reconstructed ruins of the fortress Erebuni & museum are located in the Southeastern part of the city. A fiest 'Erebuni Yerevan', devoted to the establishment of Yerevan city, are selebrated every year on October.
::::::: Yerevan is a political, administrative, commercial & financial, as well as cultural & educational centre of Armenia. It occupies a territory of about 300 sq.km & its population is about 1.2 million. There is numerous state & private universities, a great number of schools, colleges & libraries in the city. Yerevan is a centre of international political, business & scientific events, such as conferences, congresses, symposia, forums, seminars, exhibitions, as well as cultural & sport events like festivals, sport competitions & artistic tours.
::::::: Architecture of today's Yerevan combines the elements of past & present. According to the outstanding architect Alexander Tamanyan's design Yerevan has radial-circular arrangement. It's beautiful houses & buildings, constructed of basalt, marble, onyx, volcanic tuffa-stone, blend well with broad lines of the streets & avenues, green parks & vast squares. There is also a numerous fountains in Yerevan, that present you freshness in hot summer period. An integral part of panorama of Yerevan is Biblical Mt. Ararat, symbol of Armenia, just situated out of border.
::::::: Yerevan of today offers hundreds of spots of leisure, eating out & entertainment - restaurants with traditional Armenian, Caucasian, European, Chinese, eastern & other cuisine, cafes, bistros, bars, discotheques, disco & night clubs, as well as leisure, sport & entertainment centers, where one can relax & taste the hottest attractions of the city. In addition, there is a number of casinos, where you can try your fortune.
::::::: Yerevan offers plenty of choice of accomodation for guests coming to visit Armenia - from five-stars hotels to private houses. As to shopping, there is a great variety of specialized stores, trade centers & fairs throughout the city. Every Saturday & Sunday so-called Vernisage, an open-air fair, offers all kinds of Armenian souvenirs & crafts, folk art items, paintings, stone decorative items, wood-carving & ceramic items, embroidaries, carpets & carpetings, gold & silver jewelry, etc.
::::::: A fans of history & culture can find many places of interest, such as museums, historic monuments & sites, art galleries, theatres, an opera & ballet theatre, concert halls. It is worth to mention the Matenadaran - one of the biggest world depositories of ancient illuminated manuscripts. Over 10000 manuscripts, written in Armenian, Greek, Latin, Arabic & other languages, are preserved here. Many of this contain valuable, even unique information on the history of Trans-Caucasus, Iran, Russia, Byzantium, etc. In the art galleries of Yerevan are exhibited both local & world known artists, traditional & avant garde art. The National Art Gallery contains expositions of Armenian, Russian & European famous masters of art - Aivazovsky, Saryan, Gyurjyan, Kojoyan, Perov, Bryulov, Repin, Surikov, Serov, Rubens, Van Dyck etc.
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Yerevan, the capital of Armenia, is a modern, colorful city, situated in the Northeastern part of the Ararat Valley. Yerevan is one of the oldest cities in the world. The fortress Erebuni was founded by King Argishty of Urartu in 782 BC. The Urartu Kingdom was a powerful & highly developed civilization. Thus, according to cuneiform 'passport' of Yerevan, it's almost 3000 years old. The reconstructed ruins of the fortress Erebuni & museum are located in the Southeastern part of the city. A fiest 'Erebuni Yerevan', devoted to the establishment of Yerevan city, are selebrated every year on October.
::::::: Yerevan is a political, administrative, commercial & financial, as well as cultural & educational centre of Armenia. It occupies a territory of about 300 sq.km & its population is about 1.2 million. There is numerous state & private universities, a great number of schools, colleges & libraries in the city. Yerevan is a centre of international political, business & scientific events, such as conferences, congresses, symposia, forums, seminars, exhibitions, as well as cultural & sport events like festivals, sport competitions & artistic tours.
::::::: Architecture of today's Yerevan combines the elements of past & present. According to the outstanding architect Alexander Tamanyan's design Yerevan has radial-circular arrangement. It's beautiful houses & buildings, constructed of basalt, marble, onyx, volcanic tuffa-stone, blend well with broad lines of the streets & avenues, green parks & vast squares. There is also a numerous fountains in Yerevan, that present you freshness in hot summer period. An integral part of panorama of Yerevan is Biblical Mt. Ararat, symbol of Armenia, just situated out of border.
::::::: Yerevan of today offers hundreds of spots of leisure, eating out & entertainment - restaurants with traditional Armenian, Caucasian, European, Chinese, eastern & other cuisine, cafes, bistros, bars, discotheques, disco & night clubs, as well as leisure, sport & entertainment centers, where one can relax & taste the hottest attractions of the city. In addition, there is a number of casinos, where you can try your fortune.
::::::: Yerevan offers plenty of choice of accomodation for guests coming to visit Armenia - from five-stars hotels to private houses. As to shopping, there is a great variety of specialized stores, trade centers & fairs throughout the city. Every Saturday & Sunday so-called Vernisage, an open-air fair, offers all kinds of Armenian souvenirs & crafts, folk art items, paintings, stone decorative items, wood-carving & ceramic items, embroidaries, carpets & carpetings, gold & silver jewelry, etc.
::::::: A fans of history & culture can find many places of interest, such as museums, historic monuments & sites, art galleries, theatres, an opera & ballet theatre, concert halls. It is worth to mention the Matenadaran - one of the biggest world depositories of ancient illuminated manuscripts. Over 10000 manuscripts, written in Armenian, Greek, Latin, Arabic & other languages, are preserved here. Many of this contain valuable, even unique information on the history of Trans-Caucasus, Iran, Russia, Byzantium, etc. In the art galleries of Yerevan are exhibited both local & world known artists, traditional & avant garde art. The National Art Gallery contains expositions of Armenian, Russian & European famous masters of art - Aivazovsky, Saryan, Gyurjyan, Kojoyan, Perov, Bryulov, Repin, Surikov, Serov, Rubens, Van Dyck etc.
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Bloodlines of Urartu
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Argishti I (Արգիշտի) of Ayrarat (Urartu) - The Armenian-Assyrian wars
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Urartu Alfabesini Oluşturan İlk Kişi "Mehmet Kuşman"
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Garni Temple is a Major Villagein the Kotayk Province of Armenia
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If It Comes To That
Everybody tells me you're a woman with the past
Quick to make a promise but your love will never last
They tell me that I'm foolish to think that your love could be fair
But they don't know that I'm too much in love to even care
I'll be satisfied lovin' and losin' you honey if it comes to that
If it comes right down to hurtin' and you'll break this heart of mine
At least I've known the happiness of havin' your love for a time
If it happens that I lose you then I'll have the memory of how you loved me
I'll be yours until it happens and I'm gonna love you all the way
I don't care what comes tomorrow as long as you're all mine today
I'll be satisfied lovin' and losin' you honey if it comes to that
[ ac.guitar ]
photo: AP / Artyom Korotayev
Russia-Baiting and Risks of Nuclear War
Edit Antiwar 03 Oct 2016
As U.S. and Russian officials trade barbed threats and as diplomacy on Syria is “on the verge” of extinction, it is tempting to view the ongoing propaganda exchange over who shot down Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 in July 2014 as a sideshow ... Adult input is sorely needed. There are advantages to having some hands-on experience, and having watched how propaganda wars can easily escalate to military confrontation. In a Sept ... Goodman wrote....
photo: White House / Pete Souza
Why Obama Vetoed 9/11 Victims Bill in Support of Saudi Arabia and Atrocities
Edit WorldNews.com 03 Oct 2016
Article by WN.com correspondent Dallas Darling There is no doubt that the Saudi government supported the 9/11 hijackers. To be sure, and in speaking to “IBT Times,” ex-Senator Bob Graham who chaired the 9/11 Commission said. “The Saudi government without question was supporting the hijackers who lived in San Diego ... Obama and Saudi officials were in a state of outrage. U.S., Saudi, and Pakistan Connection to Remake Muslim World Mr....
photo: AP / John Locher
Trump running out of time as controversies pile up
Edit CNN 03 Oct 2016
Washington (CNN)Donald Trump's tax controversy and his self-destructive lack of discipline threaten to drain the Republican nominee of something he can't afford. time. With 36 days remaining before Election Day, the real estate mogul's campaign is consumed with the fallout from a New York Times story published over the weekend that found Trump reported a $916 million loss in 1995 ... Read More. Photos. Donald Trump's empire. Photos ... Sens ... ....
photo: WN / Bojana Ranic
Pakistan faced Iran firepower in Balochistan
Edit The Times of India 03 Oct 2016
NEW DELHI. The day India carried out surgical strikes across the Line of Control, Iranian Border Guards attacked Pakistan’s restive Balochistan region, sparking speculation whether it was a coordinated Indo-Iranian move amid warming ties. It has been learnt that Iranian forces fired three mortars into Balochistan area of Pakistan, taking the Pakistani Army by surprise ... Stay updated on the go with Times of India News App ... RELATED....
photo: NASA / ESA, M. Postman (STScI), and the CLASH Team
The 400-year-old quest for extraterrestrial life
Edit The National 03 Oct 2016
It is, perhaps, a telling observation that the two tools that first gave human beings the ability to explore the world about them in scientific detail, at both the universal and microscopic level, were invented at about the same time ... History credits his out-patented rival Zacharias Janssen, who was from the same town and is also believed to have been working on a telescope, with the invention of the microscope instead....
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3,000 Year Old Golden Bowl Has A Gruesome History
Edit Business Insider 10 Sep 2014
This flattened golden bowl found at Hasanlu in 1958 could be part of a grim story ... But the story behind the prized find is less glossy ... Danti's interpretation supports a hypothesis that the warriors hailed from the Urartu kingdom that grew out of an area in modern-day Turkey. Historical texts indicate the ancient Urartu kingdom was expanding into the region around Hasanlu during the Iron Age through a brutal military campaign ... Photos ... OR....
3,000-Year-Old Golden Bowl Hides a Grisly Archaeological Tale
Edit Yahoo Daily News 09 Sep 2014
The 3,000-year-old bowl became an object of fascination once word got to the press ... But the story behind the prized find is less glossy ... Danti's interpretation supports a hypothesis that the warriors hailed from the Urartu kingdom that grew out of an area in modern-day Turkey. Historical texts indicate the ancient Urartu kingdom was expanding into the region around Hasanlu during the Iron Age through a brutal military campaign....
Iraq’s Long-Lost Mythical Temple Has Been Found…and Is In Danger of Disappearing Again
Edit The Daily Beast 24 Jul 2014
Scholars believe that the temple was built in the late ninth century BC to honor the god Haldi—a winged warrior standing on a lion—and the goddess Bagbartu in the Iron-Age kingdom of Urartu, which considered Haldi its national deity. This ancient metropolis separated Urartu, a cross-section of Armenia, Iraq, eastern Turkey, and northwestern Iran, from the powerful empire of Assyria....
Remains Of Long-Lost Temple Discovered In Iraq
Edit Huffington Post 08 Jul 2014
Life-size human statues and column bases from a long-lost temple dedicated to a supreme god have been discovered in the Kurdistan region of northern Iraq ... A lost ancient temple ... Haldi was the supreme god of the kingdom of Urartu. His temple was so important that after the Assyrians looted it in 714 B.C., the Urartu king Rusa I was said to have ripped his crown off his head before killing himself ... [Photos ... Life-size statues ... The Holy Land ... ....
Life-Size Human Statues Discovered In Long-Lost Iron Age Temple
Edit Business Insider 08 Jul 2014
Life-size human statues and the remains of an ancient temple dating back some 2,500 years have been discovered in the Kurdistan region of northern Iraq ... A lost ancient temple ... Haldi was the supreme god of the kingdom of Urartu. His temple was so important that after the Assyrians looted it in 714 B.C., the Urartu king Rusa I was said to have ripped his crown off his head before killing himself ... [Photos ... Life-size statues ... The Holy Land ... OR....
W.Azarbaijan to set up int’l archeology center
Edit Irna 01 Jul 2014
Hamideh Choubak added that Bastam Castle is considered the third Urartu site located seven kilometers of Qareh Ziaeddin, north of the province ... Based on an Urartu inscription, the castle dates back to 645 BCE ... Urartu civilization emerged in west of Azarbaijan, east of Anatolia and north of Kurdestan....
Intl archeology center planned
Edit Irna 30 Jun 2014
Tuesday edition of the English language newspaper Iran Daily quoted Hamideh Choubak as saying that Bastam Castle is considered the third Urartu site located seven kilometers of Qareh Ziaeddin, north of the province ... Based on an Urartu inscription, the castle dates back to 645 BCE ... Urartu civilization ......
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