Çavuştepe Ancient Urarti Region
It is located in Çavuştepe village of Gürpınar district of Van. It is located on the south side of the Van-Hakkari highway, 25 km from Van and 10 km from Gürpınar town centre. The castle, which was established at the western end of the Bol Mountain range, consists of lower and upper castles. The upper castle was built 30 m higher than the lower castle.During the Urartian period, King II. It was built by Sarduri between 764-734 BC. To honor its founder, it was named "Sardurihinili", meaning the city of Sardur. prof. Dr. It was unearthed as a result of the excavations carried out between 1961-1986 under the direction of Arif Erzen.
