Van Museum

The Van Museum 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.
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  • Opening hours: Tuesday–Sunday 8:00 AM–6:30 PM
  • Type: Museum
  • Description: museum in İpekyolu District
  • Also known as: “Urartu Museum” and “Urartu Müzesi”
  • Address: Van, İpekyolu

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: Van Castle and Great Mosque of Van.

Photo: Uspn, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Fortress of Van is a massive stone fortification… is situated 290 metres west of Van Museum.

Mosque
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is situated 540 metres southwest of Van Museum.

Mosque
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is situated 510 metres west of Van Museum.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Tuşba and Van.

Town
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is a municipality and district of , . is situated 3 km east of Van Museum.

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is a city in in Turkey.

Town
is a municipality and district of , . is situated 4½ km east of Van Museum.

Van Museum

Latitude
38.50394° or 38° 30′ 14″ north
Longitude
43.34365° or 43° 20′ 37″ east
Wheelchair access
yes
Open location code
8HC5G83V+HF
Open­Street­Map ID
way 895580700
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­yes
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­museum
Wiki­data ID
Q4103428
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In Other Languages

From Armenian to Yakut—“Van Museum” goes by many names.
  • Armenian: “Վանի թանգարան”
  • Azerbaijani: “Van Muzeyi”
  • French: “musée de Van”
  • French: “Musée de Van”
  • Portuguese: “Museu de Vã”
  • Russian: “Ванский музей”
  • Spanish: “Museo Urartu”
  • Turkish: “Van Müzesi”
  • Ukrainian: “Ванський музей”
  • Uzbek: “Van muzeyi”
  • Yakut: “Ван түмэлэ”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Şeyh Abdurrahman Gazi Mosque and Gülistan Parkı.

Nearby Places

Places to explore: parking Van Kalesi and Yunus Eczanesi.

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