Hayots Dzor
archaeological site · 2000 AD – 2099 AD
Hayots Dzor ("valley of the Armenians") is a valley in the Gürpınar District in the Van Province in the southeast of modern Turkey. Here a stone block with an inscription of the Urartian king Minua, son of Išpuini (9th / 8th century BCE) has been found (CTU A 5-15E) which reports the building of the "Canal of Minua" which is still in use today. The building of the canal is also reported in several other inscriptions which were set up elsewhere at the shore of the canal. In Armenian mythology, Hayots Dzor is the valley where the Armenian progenitor Hayk defeated the army of the invading Assyrian king Bēl and constructed a fortress (Haykaberd) nearby.
- Coordinates
- 38.14235, 43.62198
- Dating
- attested
Sources
- Pleiades: A Gazetteer of Past Places · CC BY 3.0Pleiades: A Gazetteer of Past Places (CC BY 3.0)