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- proper noun An
Iron Age kingdom in easternAsia Minor flourishing 9th-6th century BC. Located in theArmenian Highlands , it was centred in the mountainous region around LakeVan .
Etymologies
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Examples
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The book of Genesis states that the ark, which was built according to God's specifications to save Noah and his family and animals from the flood, came to rest on Urartu, which is assumed to be today's Mt.
Angela Himsel: Faith Floats: Collecting Noah's Ark Angela Himsel 2010
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The book of Genesis states that the ark, which was built according to God's specifications to save Noah and his family and animals from the flood, came to rest on Urartu, which is assumed to be today's Mt. Ararat in Turkey.
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This has perhaps never had a single name, though the bulk of it has been included in "Urartu" (Ararat), "Armenia" or
The Ancient East 1894
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A museum in Elazig displaying artifacts from the Iron-age Kingdom of Urartu wasn't affected by the quake.
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A museum in Elazig displaying artifacts from the Iron-age Kingdom of Urartu wasn't affected by the quake.
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A museum in Elazig displaying artifacts from the Iron-age Kingdom of Urartu wasn't affected by the quake.
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A museum in Elazig displaying artifacts from the Iron-age Kingdom of Urartu wasn't affected by the quake.
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At the Armenian cafe Urartu off Broadway, Appo Jabarian scans his email inbox for news of what he dubs the recent "secret agreement."
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Urartu, ancient country of southwest Asia...mentioned in Assyrian sources from the early 13th century BC Encyclopaedia Britanica 15th ed.
The Real Noah's Ark Finally Uncovered! Christopher O'Brien 2006
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The ark came to rest in the mountains of the ancient country of Urartu, not on Mt.
The Real Noah's Ark Finally Uncovered! Christopher O'Brien 2006
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