Harpoot

Excavations and restoration work at Harput Castle, located in the eastern province of Elazığ, have gained momentum with the inclusion of the site in the Culture and Tourism Ministry's "Legacy for the Future" project, ensuring year-round archaeological excavations at the historic castle.

The restoration of a nearly 2,800-year-old water cistern from the Urartu period, found within Harput Castle in Türkiye's eastern Anatolia region, has been successfully finalized.

The 2,500-year-old water cistern unveiled during the excavations in the Harput Castle in the eastern province of Elazığ, will be brought to tourism.

The excavation works carried out under the leadership of Prof. Dr. İsmail Aytaç, a faculty member at Fırat University, in the Harput Castle have been continuing for 10 years.

An open-air temple area that is 2,800 years old, dating back to the Urartu period, has been discovered in the historical Harput Castle in the eastern province of Elazığ.

Archaeological excavations in the Harput Castle in the eastern province of Elazığ have unearthed an Urartian seal.