Historic · Gürpınar, Van
Hoşap Castle
A castle built in 1643 and used as a border stronghold in Ottoman times.
- History
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Hoşap Castle, in Gürpınar district, was built in 1643 by Sarı Süleyman Bey, one of the region's Kurdish lords. Rising on a rocky hill, the castle occupies a strategic position on the old trade and migration route between Iran and Anatolia.