This remote city settled in a verdant oasis at the foot of a rocky peak with an imposing ninth-century BC citadel overlooking the new and old parts of the town. Steps carved into the rock lead up to the Urartian fortress; halfway, cuneiform inscribes pay homage to Xerxes, and several Urartian royal rock tombs are inside.

In the old city, the Ulu Mosque, HuĢˆsrev Paşa Mosque, Kaya Ƈelebi Mosque and the Ä°kiz KuĢˆmbet-Twin Mausoleums reflect the Seljuk and Ottoman architectural styles.

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