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Elacmaz Destination Guide

Touring Elacmaz in Turkey

Elacmaz in the region of Van is a city located in Turkey - some 604 mi or ( 972 km ) East of Ankara , the country's capital city .

Interactive map of Elacmaz

Time in Elacmaz is now 08:50 AM (Wednesday) . 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, Zincirkiran, and Yunkusak. Being here already, consider visiting Mosul . Check out our recommendations for Elacmaz ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


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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.

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Located at 38.32 43.80 (Lat./Long.); Less than 23 km away
Tags: Archaeological sites in Turkey, Buildings and structures in Van Province, Castles in Turkey, History of Van Province, Kurdish historical sites