Zivistan/Elmalık
a Pleiades
place
resource
Creators: Birgit Christiansen
Creators: Birgit Christiansen
Contributors:
Tom Elliott
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Apr 30, 2021 06:38 PM
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History
Elmalık (formerly Zivistan, Zewestan) is a village in the Van Province in the southeast of Turkey ca. 12 km to the south of Van. Two small Urartian fortress have been found in the immediate vicinity, which are known as Aşağı Zivistan Kalesi ("Lower Zivistan Castle") and Yukarı Zivistan Kalesi ("Upper Zivistan Castle"). On the basis of several Urartian stone inscriptions of the Urartian king Išpuini (9th century BCE) (CTU I A 2-2 - A 2-4) and one rock inscription of the same king (CTU I A 2-5), both fortresses can be dated to the the reign of the Urartian king Išpuini (9th century BCE).
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https://pleiades.jazkarta.com/places/464766952
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- Associated Modern Locations:
- OSM Location of modern Elmalık (AD 2000 - AD 2099) accuracy: +/- 20 meters.
- Zivistan/Elmalık part of (administrative) Urartu (900 BC - 600 BC)
- Hazine Piri Kapısı located near Zivistan/Elmalık (unspecified date range)
findspot, place of finding, settlement-modern, fort group
Pleiades
Birgit Christiansen , and Tom Elliott, 'Zivistan/Elmalık: a Pleiades place resource', Pleiades: A Gazetteer of Past Places, 2021 <https://pleiades.jazkarta.com/places/464766952> [accessed: 24 April 2025]
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