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

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Van Museum and Süleyman Han Mosque.
Clemens Schmillen, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The or Urartu Museum is a museum located in the city of in eastern . is situated 290 metres east of Van Castle.
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is situated 220 metres west of Van Castle.
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is situated 270 metres southwest of Van Castle.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Tuşba and Van.
Myararat83, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a municipality and district of , . is situated 3 km east of Van Castle.
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is a city in in Turkey.
is a municipality and district of , . is situated 5 km east of Van Castle.

Van Castle

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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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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”
  • Hindi: “वान क़िला”
  • 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 Van-K’aghaghak’amej.

Nearby Places

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