Great Mosque of Van

Great Mosque of Van is a mosque in , . Great Mosque of Van is situated nearby to the archaeological site , as well as near the ruins .
Photo: Dosseman, CC BY-SA 4.0.
  • Type: Mosque
  • Denomination: Sunni
  • Address: Van

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Van Castle and Van Museum.

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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. is situated 270 metres northeast of Great Mosque of Van.

Museum
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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 540 metres northeast of Great Mosque of Van.

Mosque
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is situated 240 metres north of Great Mosque of Van.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Tuşba and Van.

Town
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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 3½ km east of Great Mosque of Van.

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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 Great Mosque of Van.

Great Mosque of Van

Latitude
38.50089° or 38° 30′ 3″ north
Longitude
43.3389° or 43° 20′ 20″ east
Open location code
8HC5G82Q+9H
Open­Street­Map ID
way 135585325
Open­Street­Map feature
amenity=­place_of_worship
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­mosque
Open­Street­Map attribute
denomination=­sunni
Wiki­data ID
Q97947323
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In Other Languages

From Azerbaijani to Turkish—“Great Mosque of Van” goes by many names.
  • Azerbaijani: “Ulu məscid (Van)”
  • Azerbaijani: “Ulu məscid”
  • Turkish: “Van Ulu Camii”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Van Fortress and Van-K’aghaghak’amej.

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