Why visit Adilcevaz
Townapedia lists 1 museum or landmark, 1 park or trail, 4 places to eat and 3 places to stay in and around town.
Weather in Adilcevaz
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About Adilcevaz
Adilcevaz (Turkish pronunciation: [aːdildʒevaz]; Armenian: Արծկէ, romanized: Artskē, Kurdish: Elcewaz) is a town in Bitlis Province of Turkey. It is on the northern shore of Lake Van. It is the seat of Adilcevaz District.
From the Wikipedia article Adilcevaz (this version), under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Museums and landmarks1
Parks, trails and playgrounds1
Restaurants and cafes4
Where to stay3
History
The medieval town of Adilcevaz, under the Abbasid Caliphate and then the Seljuk Empire, was located on and around the steep hill by the lake. Some fragments of the town walls from this period are still visible. An inscription naming the 15th-century Qara Qoyunlu ruler Jahan Shah was made by the old city's west gate, but he is "unlikely to have contributed much to the walls" - they were probably built before the Seljuks and then renovated c. 1231-43 during Seljuk rule. A small mosque from perhaps the 14th or 15th century is the only building that still stands in this area. There was also a suburban area beyond the walls, mostly to the south - which is now underwater. One inhabited area was apparently left isolated as rising water levels turned it into an island at some point.
From the History section of Adilcevaz on Wikipedia, under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Churches and places of worship7
Shopping7
Gas and EV charging3
Schools, colleges and libraries2
Healthcare4
Map of Adilcevaz
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Getting there and nearby towns
Van Ferit Melen International Airport (VAN) is the nearest airport with scheduled flights listed in OpenStreetMap, 64 km away.
- Bahçedere 8 km west, about 8 min by car
- Yukarı Süphan 11 km east, about 11 min by car
- Karşıyaka 20 km east, about 20 min by car
- Ahlat 23 km west, about 23 min by car
- Ergeçli 27 km north, about 27 min by car
- Yeniköprü 28 km west, about 28 min by car
- Tatvan 52 km southwest, about 52 min by car
- Van 66 km southeast, about 1 h by car
- Bitlis 70 km southwest, about 1 h 15 min by car
- Hizan 69 km southwest, about 1 h 15 min by car
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Sources and licences
- GeoNames (CC BY 4.0): population, coordinates, regions and time zone
- OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL 1.0): places, airports, map data
- Wikidata (CC0 1.0): elevation, founding date, time zone, website
- Wikimedia Commons (see each image): photos
- Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0): overview and history text
Photo credits
- Adilcevaz-genel-fotograf, Kamucu13, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Lk Van - panoramio, Raki_Man, CC BY 3.0
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