Muradiye Waterfall

Wide, low waterfall on the Bendimahi River north of Lake Van, crossed by a swing bridge

Muradiye Waterfall (Muradiye Şelalesi) is on the Bendimahi River about 80 km north of Van, near the small town of Muradiye. The falls themselves are wide rather than tall — water spills over a thirty-metre lip in a long curtain — but the setting is genuinely pretty: a green river canyon set into otherwise arid uplands.

A short footbridge crosses the river just below the falls, swaying enough to make most people grip the railings. There are tea gardens, a few simple kebab restaurants, and a small picnic area on the bank. The drive up from Van through the mountains is part of the appeal; budget half a day round-trip and combine it with the Bendimahi marshes a few kilometres further on.

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