
Dogubayazit
area of Turkey


Urartu fortress at Cavustepe

temple walls

storage area
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Van Kalesi

the site

closer view of mosque

in the ruins

reconstructed arch
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falls
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Palace of Ishak Pasha

the 18th century palace
Begun in 1685 by Colak Abdi Pasa. the palace was finished in 1784 by his son Ishak

entrance

the interior

the mosque

set against the mountain
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view of Mount Ararat from Kars, near the Armenian border
As seen from the Armenian side
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