Çavuştepe

Urartian17 km from Van

An Urartian fortress-palace on a ridge south-east of Van, with temple foundations, storerooms and inscriptions in Urartian cuneiform. Urartian bronzes from the region are in the Van Museum.

Plan the visit Its place in history

Plan your visit

Time to allow

About 1 hour

For a first visit at an easy pace.

Stay in

Van

17 km away as the crow flies, so allow more on the road.

On a trip

Lake Van to Ani

Day 1 of 3.

Hours and tickets

Check before you go

Opening hours and prices change: see muze.gov.tr (opens in a new tab).

Times are our estimates. Distances are straight lines.

Its place in history

Read the chapter before you go.

1000–550 BCPhrygia, Lydia, UrartuThree kingdoms followed.

From here

Sleep nearby

Van

17 km. The Urartian capital, Çavuştepe and Akdamar.

Next on the trip · Day 2

Tushpa

About 20 km as the crow flies. Capital of the kingdom of Urartu, on a long rock above the shore of Lake Van, with royal rock-cut tombs and inscriptions in cuneiform on the cliff.

The whole trip

Lake Van to Ani

3 days, 5 places, Van to Kars.

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Also nearby

20 km
Tushpa (Van Fortress)
Fortress / capital, Urartian
museum
Van Museum
Urartian metalwork

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