Ruins of ancient fortress in Van, Eastern Turkey. Historical eastern fortress, Van Castle on rocky hill and mosque.

The Fortress of Van (Turkish Van Kalesi) is a massive stone fortification built by the ancient Armenian kingdom of Urartu during the 9th to 7th centuries BC, and is the largest example of its kind. The ancient fortress is located just west of Van and east of Lake Van in the Van Province of Turkey. Ancient Van Castle is important Armenian fortress of eastern Anatolia. This historical ancient castle have lots of mosques and minarets and this city’s travel is very popular in tourism of Turkey.