TravelPod Member ReviewsBuyuk Asur Van
“Good location”
hhchua 3 contributions
United States
Apr 25, 2010
Great location in downtown. Newly renovated rooms. Friendly and helpful staff.
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Travel Blogs by Travelers Who Stayed at this HotelBuyuk Asur Van
Dangerous days in the Wild East
From the Iraqi border, I have made my way east and then northwards via the towns of Mardin, Diyarbakir, Van and Dogubeyazit. This is the heartland of Kurdish Turkey and the people here are at pains to let me know that they are Kurds, not Turks, and they HATE the Turks. All Kurds are miserable, poor, unhappy and ********e by. Their master plan is to …
Van
Situated on the border with Iran, Van, a large, cosmopolitan city, was a pleasant break from the rigours of travel. Unfortunately as my flight back to Istanbul had been booked in advance, I didn't have the time to visit many of the other sites in the region. Definitely a place to return to.
The beautiful setting of the well-preserved …
Van
We found Van to be a pleasant and welcome surprise from the conservative world we had found in most of the places we had traveled in the southeastern part of Turkey. We went to a restaurant on our first night of the city and saw groups of younger ladies out together along with dating couples. Turkey continues to toss and turn our expectations. The …
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... dierkt bemerkt, was noch Folgen haben wird.
Im 9 Jahrhundert vC herrschten die Urartäer (Verwandten der Hittiten) über ein Gebiet dass sich ausstreckte über den heutigen Staaten Armenien, Irak, Iran und die Turkei, genannt das Reich Ararats. Hauptstadt war Tushpa, in der Nähe von der Stadt Van.
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... stelae which were made during a period from the middle of the fifteenth century B.C. to the eleventh century B.C---truly old and spectacular. Finally we also toured Van's local market where we observed silverware production, a vestige of the renowned metalworking skills of Urartians.
The following morning we took a boat to Akdamar, a tiny island in Lake Van, to view its Armenian cathedral. The unrestored yet amazingly preserved reliefs ...


