Urartu

Iron Age kingdom located in a large region around Lake Van
Organization historical_country Q185068
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Urartu

Summary

Urartu is a historical country[1]. Urartu draws 2,994 Wikipedia views per month (historical_country category, ranking #165 of 1,549).[2]

Key Facts

  • Urartu is in the country of Turkey[3].
  • Urartu is on the continent of Asia[4].
  • Urartu's instance of is recorded as historical country[5].
  • Urartu's instance of is recorded as ancient civilization[6].
  • Urartu's capital is recorded as Tushpa[7].
  • Urartu's capital is recorded as Arzashkun[8].
  • Urartu's Commons category is recorded as Urartu[9].
  • 860 BC marks the founding of Urartu[10].
  • Urartu was dissolved in 590 BC[11].
  • Urartu's coordinate location is recorded as {'latitude': 38.5, 'longitude': 43.3425}[12].
  • Urartu's located in/on physical feature is recorded as Armenian Highlands[13].
  • Urartu's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Urartu[14].
  • Urartu's Commons gallery is recorded as Urartu[15].
  • Urartu's described by source is recorded as Bible Encyclopedia of Archimandrite Nicephorus[16].
  • Urartu's described by source is recorded as Orthodox Theological Encyclopedia[17].
  • Urartu's described by source is recorded as Jewish Encyclopedia of Brockhaus and Efron[18].
  • Urartu's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[19].
  • Urartu's described by source is recorded as Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[20].
  • Urartu's described by source is recorded as Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia, vol. 12[21].
  • Urartu's replaced by is recorded as Satrapy of Armenia[22].
  • Urartu's native label is recorded as Urarṭu[23].
  • Urartu's studied by is recorded as Urartology[24].
  • Urartu's language used is recorded as Urartian[25].
  • Urartu's language used is recorded as Hurrian[26].
  • Urartu's language used is recorded as Luwian[27].

Body

Founding

860 BC marks the founding of Urartu[10].

Dissolution

Urartu was dissolved in 590 BC[11].

Why It Matters

Urartu draws 2,994 Wikipedia views per month (historical_country category, ranking #165 of 1,549).[2] Urartu has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] Urartu is known by 63 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [29] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 26d ago · Dizenter · 2026-09-09 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Official language → —
    "/* wbremoveclaims-remove:1| */ [[Property:P37]]: [[Q36934]]"
  2. 4w ago · Kareyac · 2026-09-04 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Described by source → Bible Encyclopedia of Archimandrite Nicephorus, Orthodox Theological Encyclopedia, Jewish Encyclopedia of Brockhaus and Efron +3
    "/* wbsetclaim-update:2||1 */ [[Property:P1343]]: [[Q124737664]]"
  3. 12w ago · Nyuhn · 2026-07-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14541 → 3g6Yp
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/40849|batch #40849]]: ZGBK ID"
  4. 13w ago · הנדב הנכון · 2026-07-04 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Native label → Urarṭu
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P1705]]: Urarṭu"
  5. 14w ago · Andre Engels · 2026-06-26 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Oxford classical dictionary id → 6643
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ [[Property:P9106]]: 6643, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/107288559|Urartu (#107288559)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/4102|Oxford Classical Dictionary]"
  6. 21w ago · Michail Angelos Georgoulas · 2026-05-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Language used → Urartian, Hurrian, Luwian +1
    Aliases → —
    Georgian encyclopedia id → 7226
    Category for maps or plans → Category:Maps of Urartu
    + 24 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P242]]: Urartu 743-en.svg"
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