According to the inscription over its door, this mosque was built in 1710 by Seyyid Muhammed. Its dome had fallen and was rebuilt by the General Directorate of Foundations.
It is a square prayer hall under a single dome, built of regular cut stone, with only the north front given movement by a portal. There is no decoration inside, and the mihrab is a semicircular niche. The mosque stands inside Hamurkesen village in the Gürpinar district of Van, on the east side of the castle.
Getting there
- Access
- The mosque stands inside Hamurkesen village in Gürpınar, on the east side of the castle.
When to go
- Climate
- Across Van as a whole, monthly mean temperatures run from -3 °C in January to 22.4 °C in July; the mean stays between 15 and 25 °C in June, July, August and September; rainfall is heaviest in April (55 mm) and lightest in August (6 mm). Long-term means for 1939-2025 from the Turkish State Meteorological Service (MGM).
