What is Arzashkun?
{{no sources|date=July 2022}} '''Arzashkun''' ({{lang-hy|Արզաշկուն}}) was a [[capital (city)|capital city]] of the [[Kingdom of Urartu]] in the 9th century B.C. It is thought that the city was located north of [[Lake Van]] in what is now eastern [[Turkey]]. The [[city]] had two [[wall]]s and [[tower]]s. It was [[protection|protected]] from [[attack]], by a thick [[forest]]. An [[army]] could not easily [[travel]] through this forest. The [[nation]] of Urartu was at the [[headwater]]s of the [[river]] [[Tigris]] in the 9th century B.C. [[Shalmaneser III]], [[king]] of [[Assyria]] thought that Urartu was a danger to Assyria. He started an [[expedition]] to Urartu in 857. He said that he destroyed the capital, Arzashkun. He also claimed that he traveled as far as Lake Van and left his [[inscription]] on [[Mount Irritia]]. It is believed that the name ''Arzashkun'' is the Assyrian form of an Armenian name. ==Related pages== * [[Lake Van]] * [[Ancient Armenia]] {{history-stub}} [[Category:Ancient Armenia]] [[Category:Urartu]] [[Category:Former national capitals]] [[Category:9th century BC]]