Discover Akgol in Turkey
Akgol in the region of Van is a town located in Turkey - some 600 mi or ( 966 km ) East of Ankara , the country's capital .
Local time in Akgol is now 03:04 AM (Saturday) . The local timezone is named " Europe/Istanbul " with a UTC offset of 2 hours. Depending on your flexibility, these larger cities might be interesting for you: Mosul, Tabriz, Urmia, Yunkusak, and Yukaricavdarlik. When in this area, you might want to check out Mosul . Are you looking for some initial hints on what might be interesting in Akgol ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.
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Hoşap Castle
Hoşap Castle is a large medieval castle in the village of Hoşap, official name Güzelsu, Van, located in the Gürpınar District of the Van Province, southeastern Turkey. Most of the surviving structure was built by a local Kurdish lord named Mahmudi Suleyman in 1643. The former town of Hoşap lay on the flat ground north of the castle rock and in the enclosed space on the opposite side of the castle from the road; the present village extends into this space.
Located at 38.32 43.80 (Lat./Long.); Less than 19 km away
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