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| Van is a candidate about to be a tourizm center of East Anatolia.You can see lots of the historical places.Van which had been centre of Urartian.Also you can see Lake Van,Van Cat special foods,breakfast halls and hospitable people. Van and its environment had been a popular center of population because of its geographical structure, and a number of civilizations had lived here. Van used to be the capital city of Urania State. It had been controlled by Hurrines, Hittites, Persians, Meds, Seljuks and Ottomans till today. |
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VAN CASTLE
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Van Castle is within the borders of Van city. It is 5 km away from the city center. It is one of the most magnificent castles of Urinian civilization. It had been founded by the son of Lutupri, Sarduri the 1st in the 9th century. On the walls of the castle, there exists the oldest Urinian hieroglyphics. The rock tombs, and the Horhor inscriptions are the other important characteristics of the castle. |
| The old houses, thermal baths, mosques and vaults in the old city center makes you take a trip in the history. Hosap Castle Hosap Castle takes place within the borders of Hosap District, and it is 60 km away from Van city center. The castle had been constructed on a sloppy rock. There are watch towers, towers, mosques, and many other authentic values in the castle. There also exists the oldest Ottoman Bridge of the region at the south of the castle. |
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| It was introduce Van to the World.Van cat is an interesting species with its features.It likes swimming with water,lovable and sympathic.People of Van called ‘Pisik’.This animal takes in poems,folk songs and social life.Van cat’s features are very long,its walking as atiger,docile and its eyes are different.For exaple its one eye is blue and the other eye is yellow.It has afox tail,it is active and it likes cleaning so much.You can train it easily.Sultan Abdulhamit has had a Van cat in Yildiz Palace in 18.century.Van Cat is master hunter. |
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| Expeciallyit hunter Mouse,bird,fly and insects.It is very active so it likes to love by its owner with its name.It can eat melon.water melon and chocolate.Before to eat foods,it frictions to its owner.A cat House was established by Van Government and yüzüncü Yil University for save cat’s generation.However Van Cat extinct,many of the owners love them so much. |
| VAN LAKE |
The city takes its name from the Van Lake. It is the biggest sodium carbonate Lake in the world. The Lake is covered with high mountains. There are four islands in the lake; named, Akdamar, Adir, Çarpanak, and Kus Islands. It had been given many names to the Lake in the history, like Little Sea, High Sea, and Nairi sea. The water of the Van Lake is very salty and full of sodium carbonate. It foams without using any soap. One can wash his/her clothes in the Lake without using and detergents. The color of the Van Lake changes at any time of the date and at any time of the year. The unspoiled and green shores effects the visitors. |
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| AKDAMAR ISLAND |
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Christian period in the region lies in the South of lake
Van,about 4 km from the shore at a point 5 km or sof rom
Gevaş-that is,the church on Akdamar Island.A dramatic story
whicih has become a local legend has been in existence ever
since the 19th century;it is said that a nobleman who lived on
the shore fell in love with a young girl named Tamar;the girl
lived on the island and every night the nobleman would swim over
to island to see her. |
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young man had set on his nocturnal journey, a storm broke out and he
was overwhelmed by the waves. Crying,’’Ah Tamar!’’ at the top of his
voice,he struggled to remain on the surface but,alas,was drowned.
The young girl watched helplessly from the island and shortly
afterwards she died of grief. Thus, so it is said, from that day
forth the island was known as Ahtamar(Akdamar). At one end of this
island a sheer cliff rises out of the turguoise waters of the lake.
The north slope of this headland inclines steeply and then levels
out. This level area is the place that extended a warm welkome to a
small city, a palace and its church.All that survives today is the
is the magnificent church. Akdamar Church was built as a royal
church in 915-922 A.D by King Gagik I of Vaspurakan. Its architect
was a monk named Manuel but the king himself took part in the
planning of both the church and the palace next to it. The church
was dedicated to the Holy Cross on which jesus Christ was
crucifted.The Stones reflects the changing guality of light
according to the season and hte time of day with shades of red,
yellow and grey. The sculpture adorning the facades make its
colourful mas even more striking with their play of light and
shade.The church was turned into a monasery church at an unknown
time, in all probability when the palace ceased to exist, and a
cluster of buildings grew up around it. In photographs taken et the
turn of the centry the existence of guite large, two-storeyed
monastery buildings is obvious. The walls and foundations of some of
these buildings are stil in existence. |
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| MURADIYE WATERFALL |
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It is situate on of the Bend-i Mahi River which is 10 km away from the Muradiye District.Waterfall falls between 15-20 high to the land.It is very exciting with its natural beauties.The lots of the people come there for see it. |
| BRIDGES AND WATER CHANNELS |
| The most famous bridges in Van are Bend-i Mahi Bridge, Kirmizi Bridge, Çatak Bridge, Hurkan Köprüsü, Zeril Bridge, and Seytan Bridge The first water channels and dams in van had been built by the Urinians between BC 9 and BC 6. The most important water channel in Van is Menua (Semiramis/Samran) Water Channel. It had been founded by Urinian King Menua. This water channel is an unique example of engineering genius. It is still being used by the local people. |
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