Hoşap

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Hoşap is a historic settlement in eastern Turkey, best known for its medieval Hoşap Castle overlooking the Hoşap River.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Hoşap canonical 1
Xoşab 1

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Statements (44)

Predicate Object
instanceOf historic settlement
village
coordinateLocation 37.301°N 43.789°E
country Turkey
countryCodeTopLevelDomain .tr
distanceTo approximately 50 km southeast of Van
elevationAboveSeaLevel approximately 1900 metres
governedBy Ottoman Empire
Republic of Turkey
linked to: Turkey
hasAlternativeName Güzelsu
Hoşap Kalesi köyü
Xoşab
linked to: Hoşap
hasBuildingMaterial stone
hasClimate continental climate
hasEconomicActivity agriculture
animal husbandry
hasHeritageSite Hoşap Castle
linked to: Hosap Castle
hasHistoricalPeriod Ottoman period
medieval era
hasLandscapeFeature rocky hills
semi-arid steppe surroundings
hasNameInLanguage Hoşap@tr
hasNotableFeature medieval fortress on a rocky outcrop
stone bridge over the Hoşap River
hasPart Hoşap Castle
linked to: Hosap Castle
hasPopulationCharacteristic predominantly Kurdish population
hasReligiousBuilding mosque
hasRiverValley Hoşap River valley
hasStructureType fortified settlement
hasTourismAttraction Hoşap Castle
linked to: Hosap Castle
hasTourismType cultural tourism
hasViewOf Hoşap River valley
languageUsed Kurdish
Turkish
locatedIn eastern Turkey
locatedInAdministrativeTerritory Gürpınar District
linked to: Gürpınar district

Van Province
locatedInHistoricalRegion Upper Mesopotamia
locatedInTimeZone TRT
locatedNear Turkish–Iranian border
locatedOnRiver Hoşap River
locatedOnTransportRoute Van–Hakkari road
nearbyCity Van
partOf historical region of Kurdistan
linked to: Kurdistan

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Referenced by (2)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Van Vilayet contains Hoşap
Hoşap hasAlternativeName Xoşab
linked to: Hoşap