Van Castle :: ARMENIAN HISTORICAL MONUMENTS

Van Castle

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Inscription, Cuneiform

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A cuneiform inscription from the times of the Araratian Kingdom found on a rock south of Van Castle

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A cuneiform inscription from the times of the Araratian Kingdom found on a rock south of Van Castle

In 2006 the following information board (No. 9) could be seen on the entrance to the castle of Van:
(in Turkish): Van Kalesi Kale M.Ö. 825 yılında Urartu Kralı Sardur 1 tarafından inşa edilmiştir. Urartular M.Ö. 900. 600. yılları arasında bölgede üstün bir medeniyet seviyesine ulaşmışlardır. O zamanki adı Tuşba olan Van Kalesi 100 yıl kadar Urartuların başkenti olmuştur. Kalede 12 mezar odası bir açık hava mabedi ve çivi yazılı kitabeler vardır. Urartulardan sonra kale Selçuklu`lar ve Osmanlı`lar tarafındanda kullanılmıştır. Bu dönemlerden kalede ve eskişehirde bir çok camii mevcuttur. (in English) Fortress. The fortess was built in 825 B.C. by the Urartian king Sardur 1. Urartu had ...cheadan impresive level of civilization in the region between 900-600 B.C. The fortess was called Tu'ba and it was the capital city for about hundred years there are 12 cravt chanbers an openair teple and in scriptions in cuneiform script within the fortress was used also by Selçuk and Ottoman from their time date several mosgues are surviving in the fortress and in the old town. Transl. from Turkish: Castle of Van. It was built in 850 B.C. by King of Urartu Sarduri I. In 900 to 600 B.C., Urartians boasted a high level of civilisation in the region. At that time, the stronghold of Van was called Tushpa: it was the capital of Urartians for 100 years. It retains 12 cut-in-rock tombs, an open-air heathen temple and cuneiform inscriptions. After Urartians, the castle was used by Seljuks and Ottomans. Both the fortress and the old city preserve a great number of mosques dating from this period.

Kortoshian Raffi, What is Concealed in the Turkish Information Boards of Historical Monuments in Western Armenia?, in: "Vardzk", 2012, N 5, p. 6.

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Date 2006 y․

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Cut-in-rock steps in Van Castle

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Partial views of the ancient masonry of the ramparts of Van Castle

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Partial views of the ancient masonry of the ramparts of Van Castle

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Partial views of the ancient masonry of the ramparts of Van Castle

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Partial views of the ancient masonry of the ramparts of Van Castle