Van Castle

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.
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  • Type: Tourist attraction
  • Description: massive stone fortification in Turkey
  • Also known as: “Tushpa”, “Tuşpa”, and “Van Fortress”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Van Museum and Süleyman Han Mosque.

Museum
Photo: Clemens Schmillen, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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. is situated 290 metres east of Van Castle.

Mosque
Photo: Ömer arkan, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is situated 220 metres west of Van Castle.

Aerodrome
Photo: Babbsack, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is an in , a city in the eastern region of . It is named after the Turkish politician and former prime minister Ferit Melen. is situated 4 km south of Van Castle.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Tuşba and Van.

Town
Photo: Myararat83, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a municipality and district of , . Its area is 1,948 km2, and its population is 163,301. The district was created at the 2013 reorganisation from part of the former central district of Van, along with the new district . is situated 3 km east of Van Castle.

Photo: Bahoz, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a city in in Turkey. It's on the eastern shore of Lake near the border with Iran, so for Iranians it's an unlikely Reno, a holiday break from their restrictive theocracy.

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 5 km east of Van Castle.

Van Castle

Latitude
38.50293° or 38° 30′ 11″ north
Longitude
43.34054° or 43° 20′ 26″ east
Open location code
8HC5G83R+56
Open­Street­Map ID
way 135564251
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­castle
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­attraction
Wiki­data ID
Q3187042
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Armenian to Yakut—“Van Castle” goes by many names.
  • Armenian: “Վանի բերդ”
  • Azerbaijani: “Van qalası”
  • Catalan: “Fortalesa de Van”
  • Central Kurdish: “قەڵای وان”
  • Esperanto: “Fortikaĵo de Van”
  • French: “forteresse de Van”
  • French: “Forteresse de Van”
  • Georgian: “ვანის ციხესიმაგრე”
  • German: “Burg Van”
  • German: “Van Festung”
  • German: “Van Kalesi”
  • Greek: “Φρούριο του Βαν”
  • Hungarian: “Van erődje”
  • Hungarian: “Van vár”
  • Italian: “castello di Van”
  • Italian: “cittadella di Van”
  • Italian: “fortezza di Van”
  • Italian: “Fortezza di Van”
  • Italian: “Van Kalesi”
  • Korean: “반 요새”
  • Kurdish: “Kela Wanê”
  • Kurdish: “Keleha Wanê”
  • Malay: “Kota Van”
  • Persian: “سنگ‌نبشته خشایارشا در ترکیه”
  • Persian: “قلعه وان”
  • Polish: “Vankale”
  • Romanian: “Cetatea Van”
  • Russian: “Крепость Ван”
  • Spanish: “Fortaleza de Van”
  • Turkish: “Van Kalesi”
  • Uzbek: “Van qal’asi”
  • Uzbek: “Van qalʼasi”
  • Yakut: “Ван Кириэппэс”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Van Fortress and Great Mosque of Van.

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