Izirtu

...After that, they were repeatedly attacked by Urartu, but in the 8th century BC they established a unified kingdom, and in 715 BC, together with Sargon II of Assyria, they defeated Urartu. Their capital, Izirtu, was located south of Lake Urmia (Rezayeh), and they controlled almost the entire area of ​​southern Azerbaijan. The well-irrigated Zagros mountain valley and the Lake Urmia plain were suitable for growing grains and grapes, and for raising horses, and metalworking was developed.

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…その後ウラルトゥの攻撃を繰り返し受けたが，抵抗を続けるなかで前8世紀に統一王国を実現し，前715年にはアッシリアのサルゴン2世と協力してウラルトゥを撃退した。首都イジルトゥIzirtuはウルミエ(レザーイエ)湖の南方にあり，南アゼルバイジャンのほぼ全域を支配した。よく灌漑されたザーグロスの山間河谷とウルミエ湖平野は，穀物とブドウの栽培，馬の飼育に適し，金属工芸の発達がみられた。…

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