Çavuştepe
Sign in to saveSardurihinilli, also known as Haykaberd () or Çavuştepe Kalesi, is an ancient Urartian fortified site located on a ridge on the northeastern edge of the village of Çavuştepe in the Gürpınar district of Van Province in eastern Turkey. It is located approximately 25 kilometers southeast of Van along the road leading to the city of Hakkâri, in a valley once known as Hayots Dzor in historic Armenia. It was founded by the Urartian king Sarduri II () some time during his reign in the 8th century BC and is believed to be identical with the fortress of Sardurihurda mentioned in the same king's cuneifo
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Key facts
- Military Structure.name
- Çavuştepe Հայկաբերդ
- Military Structure.location
- Gürpınar, Van, Turkey
- Military Structure.image
- 275px
- Military Structure.caption
- The ruins of Urartian Sardurihinilli.
- Military Structure.map_type
- Turkey
- Military Structure.map_size
- 275
- Military Structure.map_caption
- Shown within Turkey
- Military Structure.type
- Fortified City
- Military Structure.built
- 1st millennium BC
- Military Structure.builder
- Sarduri II
- Military Structure.materials
- Stone
- Military Structure.demolished
- Partially
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- archaeological site
- Country
- Turkey
- Located in
- Gürpınar
- Image
- Urartian fort in Çavuştepe.jpg
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Sardurihinilli, also known as Haykaberd () or Çavuştepe Kalesi, is an ancient Urartian fortified site located on a ridge on the northeastern edge of the village of Çavuştepe in the Gürpınar district of Van Province in eastern Turkey. It is located approximately 25 kilometers southeast of Van along the road leading to the city of Hakkâri, in a valley once known as Hayots Dzor in historic Armenia. It was founded by the Urartian king Sarduri II () some time during his reign in the 8th century BC and is believed to be identical with the fortress of Sardurihurda mentioned in the same king's cuneiform inscriptions.
In Armenian folklore it is identified with Haykaberd or Haykʻ, the fortress built by Hayk, the legendary founder of the Armenian nation, close to the site where he slew the invading Babylonian king Bel.