Kingdom of Urartu māt Urarṭu (Assyrian) Urashtu (Babylonian) אֲרָרָט, Ararat (Hebrew)
860 BC–590 BC
Urartu during Sarduri II, 743 BC
Capital	Sugunia Arzashkun Tushpa (after 832 BC)
Common languages	Urartian Proto-Armenian
Religion	Urartian polytheism
Government	Monarchy
King
• 858–844	Arame (first)
• 590–585	Rusa IV (last)
History
•	860 BC
•	590 BC

Kingdom of Urartu (Assyrian: māt Urarṭu, Babylonian: Urashtu, Hebrew: אֲרָרָט, romanized: Ararat), was an Iron Age kingdom. Territory of the ancient Kingdom of Urartu extended over the modern frontiers of Turkey, Iran, Iraq, and the Republic of Armenia. Its center was the Armenian highland between Lake Van, Lake Urmia, and Lake Sevan. During the seventh century, the Urartians collaborated with a combination of Scythians and Cimmerians in their jockeying for power, but by 590, having been weakened in the constant rivalry between Assyrians, Babylonians, Scythians, and Medes, Urartu was swallowed by the Medes.