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Kayalıdere Ancient city
: (Castle City) The
ancient city is located inside the borders of
the Kayalıkaya village which is 40 km. to the
Muş city center and 20 km. to the Varto district.
The ancient city is a settlement of Urartu civilization.
The ruins of the Castle, Temple, Wine Cellar,
Burial Grounds and small findings had been discovered
at the official excavations executed in 1965.
The construction date of the castle was assumed
to be from the Urartu King II. Sarduri period
(BC 735 - 764) and is still mostly intact. The
temple has a stone floored courtyard and a bronze
statue of a lion in sitting position dated BC
VII. Century, buttons, arrowheads, bronze pins
and arch pieces depicting lion hunt had been discovered
at the city.
Mosques and Mausoleums : Ulu Mosque, Hacı
Şeref Mosque, Alaaddin Paşa Mosque, Mausoleums
Churches and Monasteries : Church with
Bell, Arak Monastery,
Meryem Ana (Mother Marian) Church
Lakes : Haçlı (Kazan) Lake, Akdogan Lakes,
Kaz (Gaz) (Goose) Lake
Ornithology Areas : Haçlı Lake, Bulanık
Plain
Local Days of Celebration: Commemoration
Day for 1071
Malazgirt Battle Malazgirt 26 August
SIGNIFICANT DAYS
Local Days of Celebration : Malazgirt Commemoration
Ceremonies 26 August / MUŞ
Festivals : Tulip Festival 10-11 May /
MUŞ
Freedom from Occupation
Days: Freedom Day - Varto Varto 31 March
Freedom Day - Muş Muş- City Center 30 April
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