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