Van Kalesi
Van Kalesi is a castle in Tuşba, Van Province and has an elevation of 2,010 metres. Van Kalesi is situated nearby to the locality Toprakkale, as well as near the town İpekyolu.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Van railway station.
Van railway station
Railway station
Photo: Babbsack, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Van railway station is the main railway station in Van, Turkey. Up until July 2015, the Trans-Asia Express, from Tehran, Iran, stopped at the station. The train would continue to the Van Pier, where passengers would travel to Tatvan via ferry, and the western half of the train would continue to Ankara. Van railway station is situated 2 km west of Van Kalesi.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Toprakkale and İpekyolu.
Toprakkale
Locality
Photo: EvgenyGenkin, CC BY 2.5.
Rusahinili ", modern Toprakkale, is an ancient Urartian fortress built by Rusa I, located near the modern city of Van in eastern Turkey. The site has been excavated by archaeological teams from Germany, the United Kingdom, and other countries.
İpekyolu
Town
İpekyolu is a municipality and district of Van Province, Turkey. Its area is 956 km2, and its population is 348,046. The district İpekyolu was created at the 2013 reorganisation from part of the former central district of Van, along with the new district Tuşba.
Van
Photo: Bahoz, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Van is a city in Eastern Anatolia in Turkey. It's on the eastern shore of Lake Van near the border with Iran, so for Iranians it's an unlikely Reno, a holiday break from their restrictive theocracy.
Van Kalesi
- Type: Castle
- Categories: tourist attraction and tourism
- Location: Tuşba, Van Province, Turkey, Eastern Mediterranean Europe, Europe
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Latitude
38.52139° or 38° 31′ 17″ northLongitude
43.40547° or 43° 24′ 20″ eastElevation
2,010 metres (6,594 feet)Open location code
8HC5GCC4+H5GeoNames ID
6968319
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In Other Languages
“Van Kalesi” goes by many names.
- Turkish: “Van Kalesi”
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