Assyrians in Urartu 300 miles deep
Sources of the Tigris to the land
of Daiani, in the basin of the Chorokh River (Çhoruh), through
the Hurrian Highlands to Upper Sea.
225 miles northwest of Van as the
crow flies and 275 miles to travel at least.
Only 94 miles to Ararat from Van.
Note that he did not go to Lake Van, the Sea
of Nairi.
The Assyrians may have deliberately avoided
the central part of the area, where they might have encountered stronger
resistance.ArcImaging - The Search For Noah's Ark