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Toprakkale, Van

#4 among attractions in Van

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Toprakkale, Van

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Alternative names: Coordinates: 38°31'14"N, 43°24'14"E
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Toprakkale – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Xerxes I inscription at Van, Van Fortress, Tushpa, Varagavank Monastery.

  • xerxes i inscription at van3.7 miW
    Forts and castles

    Xerxes I inscription at Van, Van

    94 min walk • The Xerxes I inscription at Van, also known as the XV inscription, is a trilingual cuneiform inscription of the Achaemenid King Xerxes I. It is located on the southern slope of a mountain adjacent to the Van Fortress, near Lake Van in present-day Turkey. When inscribed it was located in the Achaemenid province of Armenia.

  • van fortress3.7 miW
    Forts and castles

    Van Fortress, Van

    94 min walk • 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.

  • tushpa van3.7 miW
    Archaeological site

    Tushpa, Van

    95 min walk • Tushpa was the 9th-century BC capital of Urartu, later becoming known as Van which is derived from Biainili the native name of Urartu. The ancient ruins are located just west of Van and east of Lake Van in the Van Province of Turkey. In 2016 it was inscribed in the Tentative list of World Heritage Sites in Turkey.

  • varagavank monastery van5.8 miSE
    Church

    Varagavank Monastery, Van

    148 min walk • Varagavank was an Armenian monastery on the slopes of Mount Erek, 9 km southeast of the city of Van, in eastern Turkey. The monastery was founded in the early 11th century by Senekerim-Hovhannes Artsruni, the Armenian King of Vaspurakan, on a preexisting religious site.

  • mount erek6.4 miSE
    Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain

    Mount Erek

    165 min walk • Mount Erek is a mountain overlooking the city of Van in eastern Turkey. The ruined prominent Armenian monastery of Varagavank is located at the foot of the...

  • tusba van3 miW
    Neighbourhood

    Tuşba, Van

    76 min walk • Tuşba is a new district and second level municipality in Van Province, Turkey. According to Law act no 6360, all Turkish provinces with a population more than 750,000 were declared a metropolitan municipality and the districts within the metropolitan municipalities were transformed to second level municipalities.

  • ipekyolu van5 miSW
    Neighbourhood

    İpekyolu, Van

    128 min walk • İpekyolu is a district and town in Van Province, Turkey.

Where to next? Visit van Van region page or discover the top tourist attractions in Turkey.

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