Erebuni Fortress

Erebuni

Walls of Erebuni Fortress
Shown within Armenia
Location	Between the Nor Aresh District and Vardashen District, Yerevan, Armenia
Coordinates	40°08′26″N 44°32′17″E / 40.1406°N 44.5381°E / 40.1406; 44.5381
Type	fortified settlement
Height	Site sits approximately 1,017 metres (3,335 ft) above sea level. Arin Berd hill is 65 metres (215 ft) above ground level.
History
Builder	King Argishti I
Material	stone (foundation/lower walls), adobe brick (upper walls),
Founded	782 B.C.
Cultures	Kingdom of Urartu:Yervandian, Marian and Achaemenid
Site notes
Excavation dates	Late 19th-century, 1950–1968, 2008-Present
Archaeologists	A. Ivanovsky (19th c.), Konstantine Hovhannisyan and Boris Piotrovsky (1950–1968)
Condition	Ruins; Extant foundations and lower walls, sections of the site remain to be excavated.
Ownership	City of Yerevan, public property
Management	Erebuni Historical & Archaeological Museum-Reserve; separate entry fees are required for museum and fortress
Public access	Yes
Website	Erebuni Historical & Archaeological Reserve: Erebuni
Active excavation

Erebuni Fortress (Armenian: Էրեբունի ամրոց, romanized: Erebuni amrots') is an Urartian fortified city, located in Yerevan, Armenia. It is 1,017 metres (3,337 ft) above sea level.^[1] It was one of several fortresses built along the northern Urartian border and was one of the most important political, economic and cultural centers of the vast kingdom. The name Yerevan itself is derived from Erebuni.^[2]