Places to visit in Van

2,672 places in Van, ranked from must-see to local favourites, each with the best season, typical crowds and distances from nearby cities. Travellers can post today’s status (waterfall flow, temple rush, road and opening status). Open Van on the map.

By type

• Mosques & Dargahs in Van · 1,593
• Hills & Viewpoints in Van · 568
• Forts & Heritage in Van · 145
• Lakes, Dams & Reservoirs in Van · 89
• Other attractions in Van · 77
• Churches in Van · 42
• Parks in Van · 38
• Caves in Van · 29
• Wildlife, Forests & Gardens in Van · 23
• Buddhist sites in Van · 19
• Beaches & Coast in Van · 17
• Waterfalls in Van · 15
• Museums in Van · 10
• Rivers, Islands & Mangroves in Van · 7

Must-see places in Van

• Yereruyk Basilica · church · Van · Must-see
• Achurjan Dam · lake · Van · Must-see
• Church of the Holy Apostles · church · Kars · Must-see
• Kızkale Church · fort · Kars · Must-see
• Church of St. Gregory of Tigran Honents · church · Kars · Must-see
• Ani · fort · Kars · Must-see
• Minuchihr Mosque · dargah · Kars · Must-see
• Artaxata (Artashat) · attraction · Van · Must-see
• Monastery of Horomos · church · Kars · Must-see
• Arpaçay Reservoir · lake · Kars · Must-see
• Magazberd Fortress · fort · Digor · Must-see
• Meteor crater · sanctuary · Doğubayazıt · Must-see
• Emir Şaban Camii · dargah · Çukurca · Must-see
• Gövelek Gölü · lake · İpekyolu · Must-see
• Hoşap Castle · fort · Gürpınar · Must-see
• Lake Erçek · lake · İpekyolu · Must-see
• Lake Keşiş · lake · İpekyolu · Must-see
• Van Museum · museum · İpekyolu · Must-see
• Bagnayr Monastery · fort · Kars · Must-see
• Lake Aygır · lake · Adilcevaz · Must-see
• Mount Ararat · viewpoint · Iğdır · Must-see
• Ishak Pasha Palace · fort · Doğubayazıt · Must-see
• Lake Balık · lake · Doğubayazıt · Must-see
• Monastery of the Holy Cross at Soradir · church · Başkale · Must-see
• Karmravank · fort · Gevaş · Must-see
• Surp Marinos Monastery · fort · Edremit · Must-see
• Muradiye Şelalesi · waterfall · Muradiye · Must-see
• Haykaberd · fort · Gürpınar · Must-see
• Akgöl · lake · Özalp · Must-see
• Van Castle · fort · İpekyolu · Must-see

By district

• İpekyolu · 266
• Erciş · 253
• Tuşba · 206
• Gürpınar · 156
• Başkale · 153
• Edremit · 134
• Çaldıran · 133
• Van · 107
• Özalp · 101
• Muradiye · 100
• Çatak · 100
• Gevaş · 97
• Bahçesaray · 73
• Yüksekova · 68
• Hakkari Merkez · 59
• Doğubayazıt · 52
• Kars · 50
• Iğdır · 44
• Tatvan · 42
• Ağrı Merkez · 38
• Uludere · 37
• Saray · 36
• Beytüşşebap · 31
• Derecik · 31
• Diyadin · 29
• Şemdinli · 29
• Adilcevaz · 26
• Tuzluca · 26
• Ahlat · 26
• Digor · 21
• Şırnak · 20
• Çukurca · 18
• Panos · 16
• Hizan · 16
• Kağızman · 13
• Pervari · 12
• Hamur · 9
• Malazgirt · 8
• Bulanık · 6
• Karakoyunlu · 6
• Taşlıçay · 4
• Güroymak · 4
• Tutak · 4
• Silopi · 4
• Aralık · 3
• Şirvan · 2
• Akyaka · 2
• Bitlis · 1

Every page lists waterfalls, hills, temples and more with their current status; sign in to post what you found on the ground.