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Tutmac Destination Guide

Discover Tutmac in Turkey

Tutmac in the region of Van is a place located in Turkey - some 593 mi or ( 954 km ) East of Ankara , the country's capital .

Interactive map of Tutmac

Local time in Tutmac is now 04:18 PM (Sunday) . The local timezone is named " Europe/Istanbul " with a UTC offset of 2 hours. Depending on your mobility, these larger cities might be interesting for you: Mosul, Tabriz, Yurtbasi, Yoldustu, and Van. When in this area, you might want to check out Mosul . We discovered some clip posted online . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Are you looking for some initial hints on what might be interesting in Tutmac ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


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Turkey Hosap Castle

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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 ..

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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 11 km away
Tags: Archaeological sites in Turkey, Buildings and structures in Van Province, Castles in Turkey, History of Van Province, Kurdish historical sites