Orchards of The Urartian Queen Tariria and The Legendary Minua Irrigation Canal

I - FOREWORD

II - PRESENTATION

III - INTRODUCTION

IV - VAN CASTLE (TUŞPA)

V - THE MINUA IRRIGATION CANAL AND THE HANGING GARDENS

OF QUEEN TARIRIA8

VI - CUNEIZE STONE AND THE ROCK INSCRIPTIONS OF

THE MINUA IRRIGATION CANAL

VII - WINE OFFERINGS AND SACRIFICE CEREMONIES

VIII - THE IMPORTANT STONE QUARRY AND WORKSHOPS FOUND

AROUND EDREMIT2

IX - ESTABLISHMENT OF VINEYARDS AND GARDENS FOR QUEEN TARIRIA IN

THE KADEM BASTI LOCATION

X - MONUMENTAL ROCK SIGNS LOCATED AROUND EDREMIT

XI - CUNEIFORM WRITING ON ROCK GATES FOUND IN THE CENTRAL

REGION OF THE URARTU KINGDOM (HALDI GATES)

XII - HAZINE (TREASURY) PIRI ROCK GATE WITH CUNEIFORM WRITING

(HALDI GATE)

XIII - PAGAN ROCK GATE WITH CUNEIFORM WRITING (HALDI GATE)

XIV - MEHER ROCK GATE WITH CUNEIFORM WRITING (HALDI GATE

XV - THE LEGENDARY MINUA (SEMIRAMIS/ŞAMRAM) IRRIGATION CANAL

AND VINE GARDEN ACCORDING TO MEDIEVAL WRITTEN SOURCES

XVI - THE MINUA (SEMIRAMIS/ŞAMRAM) IRRIGATION CANAL VINEYARDS

AND SURROUNDING AREAS DURING THE OTTOMAN EMPIRE

XVII - CONCLUSION

XVIII-RESOURCES