Selimbey

Selimbey is a suburb in , . Selimbey is situated nearby to the suburb , as well as near .
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Places of Interest

Highlights include Van Castle and Van Museum.

The Fortress of Van is a massive stone fortification built by the ancient kingdom of Urartu during the 9th to 7th centuries BC, and is the largest example of its kind.

Museum
The or Urartu Museum is a museum located in the city of in eastern . It showcases on 13,000 m2 a large archaeological and ethnographic record of human life and cultural development in the region from eastern Anatolia’s Stone Age to the present.

Railway station
is the main railway station in , . Up until July 2015, the Trans-Asia Express, from , , 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 . is situated 2½ km northeast of Selimbey.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Van and İpekyolu.

is a city in , . For Turks from the other regions of Turkey, it has a surprising beach resort feel in an area where their country is farthest from the sea.

Town
is a municipality and district of , . Its area is 956 km2, and its population is 348,046. The district was created at the 2013 reorganisation from part of the former central district of Van, along with the new district . is situated 3½ km east of Selimbey.

Locality
Rusahinili ", modern , is an ancient Urartian fortress built by Rusa I, located near the modern city of in eastern . The site has been excavated by archaeological teams from , the , and other countries. is situated 4 km east of Selimbey.

Selimbey

Latitude
38.50937° or 38° 30′ 34″ north
Longitude
43.3575° or 43° 21′ 27″ east
Open location code
8HC5G954+PX
Open­Street­Map ID
node 8596126067
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­suburb
Wiki­data ID
Q109960832
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In Other Languages

From Chechen to Turkish—“Selimbey” goes by many names.
  • Chechen: Селимбей
  • Tatar: Селимбей
  • Turkish: Selimbey, İpekyolu
  • Turkish: Selimbey

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