Cavustepe Castle - Van Lower Kale covers an area of 800 meters on the ridge of the hill. On both sides, the fortress walls built with the method of end fortress draw attention. The walls, built with neatly cut limestone blocks, sit directly on the bedrock. It consists of barn structures, storage buildings, temples, palace buildings and cisterns lined up from east to west. There is a cuneiform inscription on the temple built in the name of God Irmuşini. It is an important structure in the group of temples with tower type. On the east side is the gate and the facade of basalt stones. Other important structures of the castle are cisterns carved into the bedrock, palace and warehouse buildings. Çavuştepe Castle Visiting Hours Summer Period: 08.00-19.00 Çavuştepe Castle Visiting Hours Winter Semester: 08.00-16.00 Çavuştepe Castle Holidays: Can be visited every day. Cavusepe Castle Entrance Fee: Free.
The castle, which was established at the western end of the Bol Mountain range, consists of up and down castles. Castles II. By Sarduri BC It was built between 764-734. In reference to the founder of the castle, it is called "Sardurihinili" in the sense of Sardur's city. This is Istanbul University. Professor of the Faculty of Literature. Dr. It was discovered in 1961-1986 by Arif Erzen. The upper fortress is located 30 meters high from the lower fortress. Inside it is the Haldi Temple and an open-air temple. There are city walls built with large block stones.