Agrab Tepe
Urartian (8th–6th c. BCE; Argishti/Rusa)·Urartu·🇮🇷 West Azerbaijan Province, Northwestern Iran, Iran
About
About Agrab Tepe
Small but classic Urartu hydraulic fortress damming a karstic spring valley NW of Khoy: cyclopean dam wall, rectangular fort, storage pithoi, Haldi-temple pebble mosaic, with red polish Urartu ware on rim. Agrab Tepe — Urartu Reservoir Fortress of the Sharu Region context and stratigraphy linking to regional chronology.
Why it mattersAgrab Tepe — Urartu Reservoir Fortress of the Sharu Region
Open questions
Mysteries & theories
Mysteries
- 01Stratigraphic relation to neighboring cultures?
Theories
- 01Regional trade node
Theories are interpretations, not findings. The seal above tells you how much scholarly weight the place carries.
History
How it came to be
- Built
- Occupied Urartian (8th–6th c. BCE; Argishti/Rusa)
- Period
- Urartian (8th–6th c. BCE; Argishti/Rusa)
- Culture
- Urartu
- Builders
- Local communities
- Purpose
- Reservoir dam-fortress feeding Urartu canal network east of Urmia
- Abandoned
- post-period
- Rediscovered
- 19th-century surveys, modern excavations
- Excavation
- Partially excavated
Urartian
Reservoir dam-fortress feeding Urartu canal network east of Urmia
On the ground
Structures & features
37.2000° N · 45.3000° E · 450 m · 2 mapped features
Cyclopean Dam Wall Reservoir
damStone dam blocking valley with reservoir behind
37.2010° N · 45.3010° EHaldi Pebble-Mosaic Cella
templeTemple cella with pebble mosaic floor
37.1990° N · 45.2990° E