“Mountains
of rrt” = Urartu
In regard to Urartu’s influence on the region (Iron
Age), Urartean sites just
across the Araxes River in Armenia have been found at Karmir Blur, Erebuni (Yerevan), and
Armavir, some of which are the
same sites as the ETC. The Urartu Kingdom
during the 9th century B.C. to 6th century B.C. had its capital city located at Toprakkale and Tuşpa
Fortress (Tushpa) in Van
(Barnett 1963), 150 km (94 miles) southwest
of Mount Ararat. Tushpa overlooks Lake Van, a large salt water lake 1,720 m in elevation (5,640 ft).ArcImaging - The Search For Noah's Ark