Zernaki tepe

settlement · 330 BC – 300 AD

An ancient place in Van province, Turkey. It had a street grid, fortifications of mud brick on a polygonal masonry foundation, and at least 14 building inscriptions in Aramaic from the Parthian period. Professor Rafet Çavuşoğlu began a program of excavations in 2021, which appears to be unpublished as of October 2025.

Coordinates
39.05863, 43.34784
Dating
attested

Sources

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Zernaki tepe — Ancient Maps