City

Arzashkun

Western Asia

Arzashkun, also spelled Arsashkun, was the capital of the early kingdom of Urartu in the ninth century BC, before King Sarduri I moved the capital to Tushpa in 832 BC. The city had double walls and towers, and was captured by the Assyrian king Shalmaneser III in the 850s BC.

Facts
Latitude
39.2 degrees north 1
Longitude
42 degrees east 1
Elevation Band
Mountain 2
Climate Zone
Continental 3
Time Zone
UTC+03:00 4
Sources
1. Arzashkun (Wikidata)
  • P625 (coordinate location)
    latitude 39.2, longitude 42.0
  • In Group: Cities of Western Asia (World), Wikipedia infobox, country field
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2. OpenTopoData (SRTM 90 m): SRTM 90 m elevation at 39.2,42
OpenTopoData (SRTM 90 m)results elevation
Quote, results elevation
"elevation": 1930.0
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3. Koeppen-Geiger map (Kottek et al., University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna): World Map of the Koeppen-Geiger Climate Classification, present climate data
Koeppen-Geiger map (Kottek et al., University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna)Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell 39.25, 42.25
Quote, Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell 39.25, 42.25
39.25 42.25 Dfb
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4. IANA Time Zone Database: IANA Time Zone Database, europe zone file
IANA Time Zone DatabaseZone Europe/Istanbul; TR has this one zone in zone1970.tab
Quote, Zone Europe/Istanbul; TR has this one zone in zone1970.tab
Zone Europe/Istanbul 1:55:52 - LMT 1880 ... 2:00 EU EE%sT 2016 Sep 7 3:00 - %z
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Wikidata: Arzashkun
Wikidata Q281932, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)View the Source
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