Hosap castle is a medieval castle.Van is about 50-60 km away from the Van-Başkale way.It is situated on a steep slope.due to the presence on the road between Turkey and Iran used to have strategic significance.Hosap water castle of the same name that rises above the steep cliffs.Meaning the money would be better or fresh water.The official name is Beautiful Water
.Today, living in many different regions by the person who called Mahmudi Suleyman was built in 1643.According to local tradition, this amazing structure that the architect's hands, you can not do other than the one he was breaking up.The west-facing entrance of the castle and original gate has survived intact.Persian inscription on the construction and lion reliefs on the door is located.Castle in the old baths, mosques, madrasas, water cistern, dungeons and can see the traces of the past in the rooms.In Hosap goes down in history is known as Urartu. In this period, with the South East Kelis army opened Tusba-way Hosap castle, Van Kotor is considered the establishment of a military facility at the crossroads of eastern road.From then Hosap Urartu with Van and its surroundings, Persians, Alexander the Great, the Seleucids, remained in the Roman and Byzantine rule. Vaspurakan Kingdom in the Middle Ages were among the city has entered the Turks dominated the 11th century.
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Hosap castle is a medieval castle.Van is about 50-60 km away from the Van-Başkale way.It is situated on a steep slope.due to the presence on the road between Turkey and Iran used to have strategic significance.Hosap water castle of the same name that rises above the steep cliffs.Meaning the money would be better or fresh water.The official name is Beautiful Water.Today, living in many different regions by the person who called Mahmudi Suleyman was built in 1643.According to local tradition, this amazing structure that the architect's hands, you can not do other than the one he was breaking up.The west-facing entrance of the castle and original gate has survived intact.Persian inscription on the construction and lion reliefs on the door is located.Castle in the old baths, mosques, madrasas, water cistern, dungeons and can see the traces of the past in the rooms.In Hosap goes down in history is known as Urartu. In this period, with the South East Kelis army opened Tusba-way Hosap castle, Van Kotor is considered the establishment of a military facility at the crossroads of eastern road.From then Hosap Urartu with Van and its surroundings, Persians, Alexander the Great, the Seleucids, remained in the Roman and Byzantine rule. Vaspurakan Kingdom in the Middle Ages were among the city has entered the Turks dominated the 11th century.