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Altintepe



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Type:
Cemetery
Altitude:
m
Diameter:
m- Direction:

Region:
Eastern Anatolia
Province:
Van
District:
Merkez
Village:
Merkez


TAYEx:
-

Registration State:
For detailed registration information please refer to Turkish pages.
     


Location: It is located near the Fortress of Tuspha (Van) at the city center of Van. It became part of the city along with the enlargement of the city center.
Geography and Environment: It is delimited by the Industrial Bazaar to the north, and by a railway to the south. To the west, it extends inwards the Iskele Quarter, probably down to the bank of the Lake Van. It stretches for 1-1.5 km in the east-west direction, and a few kilometers in the north-south direction.
Destruction Details:


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