Van Castle

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Van_Castle
GPTKB entity
Statements (32)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:castle
gptkbp:builtBy gptkb:Urartians
gptkbp:builtIn 9th century BC
gptkbp:country gptkb:Turkey
gptkbp:features gptkb:castle
gates
massive walls
gptkbp:function gptkb:castle
gptkbp:height approximately 100 meters above Lake Van
gptkbp:heritageStatus gptkb:archaeological_site
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Van Castle
gptkbp:inscriptionLanguage gptkb:Xerxes_I_inscription
gptkbp:locatedIn gptkb:Van_Province
gptkbp:location gptkb:Van,_Turkey
gptkbp:material gptkb:stone
gptkbp:nearestCity gptkb:van
gptkbp:notableEvent gptkb:Battle_of_Van_(1915)
gptkbp:overlooks gptkb:Lake_Van
gptkbp:region gptkb:Eastern_Anatolia
gptkbp:significance Urartian architecture
gptkbp:status ruins
gptkbp:touristAttraction yes
gptkbp:UNESCO_tentative_list gptkb:Turkey
gptkbp:usedBy gptkb:Seljuks
gptkb:Urartians
gptkb:Persians
gptkb:Russians
gptkb:Armenians
gptkb:Ottomans
gptkb:Byzantines
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Lake_Van
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5