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| Location: It is located in the Dereüstü (Anzaf) Village of the Özalp District in Van, 900 m south of the Asagi (Lower) Anzaf Fortress. It lies 11 km northeast of Tuspha, the capital of the Urartian Kingdom near the modern Van-Iran motorway and railway. |
| Geography and Environment: It has an altitude of 1995 m. It is the second highest excavation site in Turkey. The Yukari (Upper) Anzaf Fortress was founded on an area 10 times larger than the Asagi Anzaf Fortress. Unlike the Asagi Anzaf Fortress, it was a very important production center where the agricultural products were stored. The waters of the small dam built by King Menua, lying 1 km to the east played a significant role in successful agricultural activities. The Yukari Anzaf dam is still active following a few repairworks. There is no way of growing crops in the arable fields extending northwards. The Lower City, on the other hand, which is situated to the immediate south of the fortress, and enclosed by a thick wall, expands onto an area of 141.000 squaremeters. The fortress covers an area of 60.000 m2, and along with the walls and the Lower City built adjacent to the south, the area it covers reaches 200.000 m2. The Lower City which is located within the territory of the modern Dereüstü Village and which was originally planned and built along with the fortress represents one of the most important early Urartian settlements. |
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