Places to visit in Van, Türkiye
3 places to visit in Van, Türkiye, each with LOQAH's carefully crafted stamp of its own: Cathedral of the Holy Cross, Akdamar, Lake Van, Van Fortress. Stand at any of them with the app open and the stamp is yours, confirmed on site, in your Van volume.
1 Heritage site · 1 Famous place to visit · 1 Hidden gem
Heritage sites in Van (1)
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Cathedral of the Holy Cross, Akdamar
A medieval Armenian church on Akdamar Island in Lake Van, built in 921 as the palace church of the kings of Vaspurakan. Its outer walls are carved with biblical scenes, and it is reached by boat across the lake.
Famous places to visit in Van (1)
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Lake Van
Turkey's largest lake, a salty soda lake at 1,640 metres in the eastern highlands, with no outlet since a volcanic eruption blocked it in prehistoric times. Its water is so salty that it rarely freezes, even in hard winters.
Hidden gems in Van (1)
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Van Fortress
A massive stone fortress built by the kingdom of Urartu between the 9th and 7th centuries BC, on a steep rock just west of Van. It overlooks the ruins of Tushpa, the Urartian capital, and later rulers from the Medes to the Ottomans held it in turn.
Collecting in Van
What are the best places to visit in Van?
LOQAH lists 3 places in Van. The best known include Cathedral of the Holy Cross, Akdamar, Lake Van and Van Fortress. Each has a stamp of its own to collect when you are there.
How many LOQAH stamps are there in Van?
3, and more are added over time. Each place has LOQAH's carefully crafted stamp of its own.
How do I collect a stamp in Van?
Open LOQAH at the place and get its stamp. LOQAH checks where you are once, at that moment; at the place itself the stamp is confirmed on site, with a gold badge.
I have been to places in Van before. Can I add them?
Yes. In Earlier trips, choose Van and swipe through its stamps, or import your Google Timeline. Each one goes into your volume with the date, if you know it.
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