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1 Review and 7 Opinions The Urartu Hotel is a nice, modern hotel, well locate in the center of Van. The rooftop hotel...
Çavustepe (Sardurihinili) fortress+Menua channel
Tuna_ank Says: It was built in 756-730 BC by Urartian King 2. Sarduri. There is not much things to see. But you can see Urartu language at Haldi temple's entrance. And you can...
Sütçü kardesler in Merit hotel at Edremit: Van breakfast
Tuna_ank Says: Van breakfast is delicious and colorfull. There is a street at Van for breakfast but there was road work there and I ate at Edremit. I also advise to watch...
Akdamar hotel: At the center of the center
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Tuna_ank Says: Van cat is very nice, green and blue eyeses at totaly white cat. If you can't see at streets you may see at Cat house in the university.
Tuna_ank Says: Van's carpets and kilims are really nice. I have 2 kilims. Van has special silber wark which's name is "savat"You will see also many things from Iran, Russia...
Kervansaray restaurant: Local food at Van
Tuna_ank Says: Ayran asi was very good but there were many good tastes...
Husrev pasa külliyesi and Kaya Çelebi mosque
Tuna_ank Says: These mosques are in old Van (Tusba) part, you may see from Van castle.
Tuna_ank Says: It is at the middle of Van-Dogu Beyazit road.
Tuna_ank Says: In Van castle you will see Urartu part, Ottoman-Seljuk part, old Van(Tusba) part at down, old Van house and you may watch to sunset... It's first builded at 834...
Tuna_ank Says: Van has a great history. 4000 years ago Hurris, later Urartus, Med, Pers, Sasani, Emevians, Abbasis, Seljuks, Ottomans... So there are many things to see at the...
Tuna_ank Says: Van lake is the biggest lake in Turkey. It is also the biggest soda lake in the world. It is including 4 islands.(Akdamar, Adir, Çarpanak and Kus) From Gevas,...
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Around Van lake there are several Armenian Churches. The most famous one is the one on Akdamar Island in Van LAke. It can be an enjoyable trip for the adventrus...
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Q: Bus, minibus connecting Tabriz, Iran with Northeastern Turkey? Is there a direct bus, or minibus connecting Tabriz, Maku, or...

A: I haven“t been to Iran since a long time, but ther used to be buses from Tabris and Teheran to Istambul, Ankara and Damscus, all going by Dogubeyazit. At that time very...
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Especially, I had been dreaming of that moment when I would see the Van Lake. As we were approaching Tatvan, coming from Mardin, we first saw the mountains all around, covered with snow. And...
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Van, famous for its lake, breeding, drug dealers..

i stayed one day at Tatvan, on the SW of Van, seen Mount Nemrut the second, which is one of the biggest in crater size(i think ~9km), that hosts two lakes & hot water sources in it. Mount Nemrut...
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