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Albenek Destination Guide

Touring Albenek in Turkey

Albenek in the region of Van is a city located in Turkey - some 598 mi or ( 963 km ) East of Ankara , the country's capital city .

Interactive map of Albenek

Time in Albenek is now 07:32 PM (Tuesday) . The local timezone is named " Europe/Istanbul " with a UTC offset of 2 hours. Depending on your travel resources, these more prominent places might be interesting for you: Mosul, Tabriz, Urmia, Yurtbasi, and Van. Being here already, consider visiting Mosul . We collected some hobby film on the internet . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Check out our recommendations for Albenek ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


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Turkey Hosap Castle

3:36 min by TaknyosP
Views: 1530 Rating: 5.00

Hoşap castle, impressively built on a rock outcropping, was built by a Kurdish ruler in the 17th Century. The modern Iranian border is only a few miles away, and cheap gas prices in Iran have created ..

ESENDERO- LAKE VAN / TURKEY/ ---BIKE TOUR 2008

2:06 min by Don Fohler
Views: 468 Rating: 0.00

72 dní na kole po Íránu a Turecku . 72 days continuing solo bike tour around Iran and Turky. ..


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Interesting facts about this location

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.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 38.32 43.80 (Lat./Long.); Less than 5 km away
Tags: Archaeological sites in Turkey, Buildings and structures in Van Province, Castles in Turkey, History of Van Province, Kurdish historical sites

Van Province

Van Province is a province in eastern Turkey, between Lake Van and the Iranian border. It is 19,069 km in area and had a population of 1,035,418 at the end of 2010. Its adjacent provinces are Bitlis to the west, Siirt to the southwest, Şırnak and Hakkâri to the south, and Ağrı to the north. The capital is the city of Van.

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Located at 38.50 43.67 (Lat./Long.); Less than 22 km away
Tags: Van Province

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