VAN Efforts to restore 12 architectural remains from the Seljuk and Ottoman periods in the Old City of Van to the south of Van Castle are bringing the area’s historical grandeur back to life. Located in eastern Türkiye and spanning 450,000 square meters, the Old City of Van served as a cultural crossroads from 3000 B.C. to the early 20th century, hosting civilizations such as the Urartians, Scythians, Medes, Persians, Romans and Sasanians before coming under Islamic rule in the seventh century.

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