Hamurkesen, Van
Hamurkesen formerly Zernak or Zerinak is a village in the Gürpınar district of Van Province, Turkey. The village became part of the Ottoman Empire in the 16th century and was invaded by the Russian Empire during the first World War.Hamurkesen lies in a valley near the road from Gürpınar to and has several ruined historical monuments. Such as an Ottoman mosque in the village which was built in 1710. But its dome was probably destroyed during World War I. Close to the village is a ruined castle, probably medieval with Ottoman repairs. Nearby the castle is another old mosque. There is also a ruined bathhouse and Han (roadside inn) and a medieval Muslim cemetery but some of the stones have been smashed.
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Hamurkesen, Van
Hamurkesen formerly Zernak or Zerinak is a village in the Gürpınar district of Van Province, Turkey. The village became part of the Ottoman Empire in the 16th century and was invaded by the Russian Empire during the first World War.Hamurkesen lies in a valley near the road from Gürpınar to and has several ruined historical monuments. Such as an Ottoman mosque in the village which was built in 1710. But its dome was probably destroyed during World War I. Close to the village is a ruined castle, probably medieval with Ottoman repairs. Nearby the castle is another old mosque. There is also a ruined bathhouse and Han (roadside inn) and a medieval Muslim cemetery but some of the stones have been smashed.
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Hamurkesen formerly Zernak or ...... n 1961 and 1986 by Afif Erzen.
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