Bari Castle is located on the western side of Urmia Lake. The castle enclosed with the stony walls in height of several meters, encompasses a widespread area. Considering the architectural sort of the castle and the evidences such potsherd from its surface, it was used in the first millennium BC. For almost 150 years, from the middle of the 9'h tiıı the end of the 8'h century the Urartian areas in Iran were not attacked any more by Assyria. It was only during the reign of Sargon II of Assyria that Urartu and Assyria clashed in Iran again. The reason was that Urartu interfered more and more in the affairs of the kingdom of Mannea, which Assyria considered a tributary. The first half of the 7th century is when Mannaean seized the power in that area, the time during which it was expanded more than ever, and Urmia plain was dominated by Mannaean, Bari is a castle for Mannaean Empire in 7th century.
