Urartu
Iron Age kingdom located in a large region around Lake Van
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Summary
Urartu is a historical country[1]. Urartu draws 7,754 Wikipedia views per month (historical country category, ranking #165 of 1,549).[2]
Key Facts
- Country: Turkey[3]
- Continent: Asia[4]
- Instance of: ancient civilization[5]
- Capital: Tushpa[6], Arzashkun[7]
- Commons category: Urartu[8]
- Inception: 860 BC[9]
- Dissolved, abolished or demolished date: 590 BC[10]
- Coordinate location: 38.5, 43.3425[11]
- Located in/on physical feature: Armenian Highlands[12]
- Topic's main category: Category:Urartu[13]
- Commons gallery: Urartu[14]
- Described by source: Bible Encyclopedia of Archimandrite Nicephorus[15], Orthodox Theological Encyclopedia[16], Jewish Encyclopedia of Brockhaus and Efron[17], Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[18], Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[19], Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia, vol. 12[20]
- Replaced by: Satrapy of Armenia[21]
- Native label: Urarṭu[22]
- Studied by: Urartology[23]
- Language used: Urartian[24], Hurrian[25], Luwian[26], Proto-Armenian[27]
- On focus list of Wikimedia project: Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4[28]
- Category for maps or plans: Category:Maps of Urartu[29]
- Economy of topic: economy of Urartu[30]
- P14541: 3g6Yp[31]
Why It Matters
Urartu has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[32] Urartu is known by 63 alternative names across languages and contexts.[33]