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Van Museum
Van Museum
Van Museum
Van Museum
Van Museum
Van Museum
Van Museum
Van Museum
Van Museum
Van Museum
Van Museum
Van Museum
Van Museum
Van Museum
Van Museum
Van Museum
Van Museum
Van Museum
Van Museum
Van Museum
Van Museum
Van Museum
Van Museum
Van Museum
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+90 432 216 25 30

Hours:
SundayClosed
Monday8am - 5pm
Tuesday8am - 5pm
Wednesday8am - 5pm
Thursday8am - 5pm
Friday8am - 5pm
SaturdayClosed


Van is a city in eastern Turkey's Van Province, located on the eastern shore of Lake Van. The city has a long history as a major urban area. It has been a large city since the first millennium BC, initially as Tushpa, the capital of the kingdom of Urartu from the 9th century BC to the 6th century BC, and later as the center of the Armenian kingdom of Vaspurakan. Today, Van has a Kurdish majority and a sizeable Turkish minority.In 2010 the official population figure for Van was 367,419, but many estimates put it much higher with a 1996 estimate stating 500,000 and former Mayor Burhan Yengun is quoted as saying it may be as high as 600,000. The Van Central district stretches over 2,289 square kilometres .
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