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Also known as Rusahinili Eidorukai, Agartı Kalesi

Ayanis () is an Urartian archaeological site close to lake Van, Turkey. It was originally built as a fortress by Urartian king Rusa II and named after him Rusahinili Eidurukai ("The City of Rusa in front of Mount Eiduru"). The site was occupied during the Iron Age II period and then again in the Middle Ages between the tenth and eleventh century.

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Turkey
Located in
Tuşba district
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Eastern Anatolia Region

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