Places to visit
Things to do in Gürpınar
9 destinations, each with a description, how long it takes and where it sits on the map.
In short
toroti’s catalogue holds 9 described destinations within Gürpınar, Van. The themes that come up most: Local culture, History, Faith heritage, Architecture.
Evliya Bey Medresesi
The madrasa rooms lined up on the east and west of the courtyard consist of the octagonal masjid to the south and the two rooms to its east. The three rooms on the west have a rectangular plan and are covered with barrel vaults. The upper coverings of the three rooms on the east have collapsed. Rubble stone material was used throughout, and no decoration was included.
45 minutes
Çavuştepe Kalesi
Çavuştepe Castle is located in Van’s Gürpınar district, at the western end of the Bol Mountains. It consists of two sections, the lower and upper castle. It was founded by the Urartian King Sarduri II between 764-734 BC. The castle was named Sardurihinili in the Urartian language, meaning the city founded by Sarduri. Official Turkish Museums The lower castle covers an area 800 meters long on the ridge of the hill.
45 minutes
Hoşap Hasan Bey Türbesi
Among the structures located in the cemetery at the edge of the township entrance, right by the Van Hakkari highway in the center of Güzelsu Hoşap township, the medrese was built in 1563 by Hasan Bey, son of Haz Bey, according to the construction inscription, and the tomb was built after 1585 by Şir Bey, son of Hasan Bey.
45 minutes
Hoşap İçkale Hamamı
The bath reserved for the Bey consists of a frigidarium, caldarium and furnace of simple and small dimensions. The frigidarium is covered with a cradle vault, while the caldarium section is covered with a dome. Today, the dome covering the caldarium is in a collapsed state. The bath, which was built together with the inner castle in 1643, is located in the viewing pavilion.
45 minutes
Süleyman Bey Kümbeti
It is located to the southeast of Gevirhan Cemetery in Hoşap. It is estimated to have been built in the mid-XVII century by Süleyman Bey, who had the castle constructed. The structure, built on sloping terrain, was raised from the north with a square base. The single-storey kümbet, octagonal on the outside and circular in plan on the inside, was built with neatly cut stone material. The entire outer cone forming the upper covering, and nearly half of the inner dome, have collapsed.
45 minutes
Hasan Bey Medresesi
The asymmetrically planned madrasa has three rooms on the west and five on the east. These rooms are covered with barrel vaults and are externally covered with a flat earthen roof. The rooms, entered from the courtyard through individual doors, have slit windows opening outward. Smooth cut stone is seen on the facades, while rubble stone material is seen in the interior parts. There are no decorative elements. According to the construction inscription, it was commissioned by Mahmudi Hasan Bey in 1563.
45 minutes
Evliya Bey Köprüsü
From the two inscriptions on the mansab side, it is understood that the bridge was built by Evliya Bey in 1082 (1671). It extends over the water in a north-south direction and belongs to the group of three-span bridges with a flat roadway. Of the spans arranged in the form of pointed-arched openings, the middle one is wider. Two-colored finely cut stone material was used throughout. The inscriptions constitute the only decorative element on the bridge.
45 minutes
İzzettin Şir Medresesi
The door on the western facade is located within a pointed-arched recess bordered at the corners by small columns. The area above the opening with a depressed arch is arranged in the form of a triangular niche narrowing from both sides with fan-shaped squinches. A two-line inscription has been placed at its center. The inscription has been heavily damaged and has become unreadable. The door is the most important part of the structure, bearing its decorative elements.
45 minutes
Hoşap Kalesi
Hoşap Castle, which took its final form in the Middle Ages, is located in a strategic position. The castle offers visitors traces of the past with its historical structures.
45 minutes