The Fortress of Van (Armenian: Վանի Բերդ, also known as Van Citadel; Kurdish: Kela Wanê; Turkish: Van Kalesi) is a massive stone fortification built by...
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centered on the steep-sided bluff now known as Van Castle (Van Kalesi), close to the edge of Lake Van and a few kilometers west of the modern city. Urartian...
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(Kalhu/Nimrud, Khorsabad, Nineveh), Babylonian (Babylon), Urartian (Tushpa/Van, Kalesi, Cavustepe, Ayanis, Armavir, Erebuni, Bastam) and Neo-Hittite sites (Karkamis...
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Alanya Castle (redirect from Alanya Kalesi)
Alanya Castle (Alanya Kalesi) is a medieval castle in the southern Turkish city of Alanya. Most of the castle was built in the 13th century under the Seljuq...
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Van to the castle of Malazgirt. The castle was previously surrounded by his uncle Tuğrul on two occasions and could not be taken. "Malazgirt Kalesi -...
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linguistic. Šiwini might have been associated with the Urartian city Tušpa (Van Kalesi), as indicated by the name of his spouse, the goddess Tušpuea. Šimige...
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Gündoğan, Oğuzeli (redirect from Tilbaraş Kalesi)
Castle Kaysun Kevgürk Castle Kızıl Tower Kiz Kulesi Kızkalesi Kızlar Kalesi Kol Kalesi Koz Castle Kozan Castle Kuzucubelen Castle Loulon Mamure Castle Mancınık...
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The Kayalıdere Castle (Turkish: Kayalıdere Kalesi), is a historical castle on an rocky hill in the Varto district of Muş. This castle was one of the most...
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Anavarza Castle (redirect from Anavarza Kalesi)
Castle Kaysun Kevgürk Castle Kızıl Tower Kiz Kulesi Kızkalesi Kızlar Kalesi Kol Kalesi Koz Castle Kozan Castle Kuzucubelen Castle Loulon Mamure Castle Mancınık...
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Tushpa (category History of Van Province)
to as Van Fortress (Van Kalesi), not far from the shores of Lake Van and a few kilometers west of the modern city of Van. The fortress of Van is a massive...
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