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The Armenian Highlands: Van, Lake, and Lost Kingdoms
In this episode of The Story of Armenia, Lucas and Luna explore the deep history of the Armenian highlands, focusing on Lake Van and the kingdom of Urartu, but from a fresh angle: the long shadow of the lake as a cultural and strategic heartland. They discuss the Urartian capital Tushpa, the legend of Shamiram (Semiramis), and the survival of Armenian identity around the lake's shores through successive empires—Persian, Roman, Byzantine, Seljuk, and Ottoman. The conversation touches on the medieval Armenian kingdom of Vaspurakan, its king Gagik Artsruni, and the unique architectural…
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