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#urartian rusa ii of

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🇹🇷 Turkey · Fortress

Ayani Fortress — Lake Van Urartu

Urartian (685–653 BCE Rusa II) · Urartian (Rusa II of Ayani)

Ayani Fortress — Lake Van Urartu in Van Province, Turkey is a Urartian (685–653 BCE Rusa II) fortress attributed to Urartian (Rusa II of Ayani).