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- ↑ Charles Burney, The Kingdom of Urartu (Van), p144, in Ancient Anatolia, 1998.
- ↑ Yanik Tepe, Northwestern Iran The Early Trans-Caucasian Period. Stratigraphy and Architecture. Peeters Publishers. Retrieved 27 September 2015.
- ↑ Yanik Tepe, Tabriz, Iran. Oxford Index. Retrieved 27 September 2015.
- ↑ A View from the Highlands: Archaeological Studies in Honour of Charles Burney. Peeters Publishers. Retrieved 27 September 2015.
