Erebuni Fortress

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Coordinates: 40°08′26″N, 44°32′17″E

Ruins of Erebuni Fortress
Ruins of Erebuni Fortress
Walls of Erebuni Fortress
Walls of Erebuni Fortress
Wall-paintings of Erebuni Fortress
Wall-paintings of Erebuni Fortress

Erebuni Fortress is an Urartian castle in Yerevan, Armenia. It was built by king Argišti in 782 BC as a military base.

The site has been excavated by Russian and Armenian Archaeologists since 1947. [1]


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  1. ^ The Cambridge Ancient History - Page 346 by I. E. S. Edwards, John Boardman

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