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Van Citadel
Van Citadel
Van Fortress, also known as Van Citadel, is a massive stone fortification built by the ancient Armenian kingdom of Urartu during the 9th to 7th centuries BC. Successive empires such as the Medes, Achaemenids, Armenians, Parthians, Romans, Sassanid Persians, Byzantines, Arabs, Seljuks, Safavids, Afsharids, Ottomans and Russians each controlled the fortress at one time or another. The ancient fortress is located just west of Van and east of Lake Van in the Van Province, Turkey.
Site Information
Country: Turkey
District: Van Province
Category: Castles and Fortresses
Site History: 9th Century BC
Oldest Culture: Kingdom of Urartu
Later Cultures: Persian + Armenian + Hellenistic + Roman + Byzantine + Islamic
Site Features: Mixed Monuments
UNESCO Tentative List
Part of: Tushpa/Van Fortress, the Mound and the Old City of Van
Date of Submission: 2016
Exact Location
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