Shamiram Canal
The Shamiram canal also known as Semiramis canal previously Menua canal is a canal located east of Van that runs 45 miles long supplying a large region. King Menua built the Semiramis canal, according to his inscriptions, which are still visible by the canal. Menua's canal, which brought fresh water to the capital city of Tushpa, has survived to the present day and is known to the people of the Van region as the "canal of Semiramis,".History
The construction of the canal according to an Urartian inscription was written:
Banister Fletcher wrote,
