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Van is a province
Provinces of Turkey

Turkey is divided into 81 provinces, called iller in Turkish language .A province is administered by an appointed governor , and was formerly termed a "governorate" ....
 in eastern Turkey
Turkey

Turkey , known officially as the Republic of Turkey , is a Eurasian country that stretches across the Anatolian peninsula in southwest Asia and Thrace in the Balkans region of Southern Europe....
, between Lake Van
Lake Van

Lake Van is the largest lake in Turkey, located in the far east of the country. It is a salt lakes and soda lake, receiving water from numerous small streams that descend from the surrounding mountains....
 and the Iran
Iran

Iran , officially the Islamic Republic of Iran and formerly known internationally as Persian Empire until 1935, is a country in Central Eurasia, located on the northeastern shore of the Persian Gulf and the southern shore of the Caspian Sea....
ian border. It is 19,069 km2 in area and has a population of 1,012,707.

Its adjacent provinces are Bitlis
Bitlis Province

Bitlis is a province of eastern Turkey, located to the west of Lake Van. Ethnic Kurdish people form the majority of the population. The provincial capital is the town of Bitlis....
 to the west, Siirt
Siirt Province

Siirt Chaldean : S?rt is a Provinces of Turkey of Turkey, located in the southeast. The province borders Bitlis Province to the north, Batman Province to the west, Mardin Province to the southwest, Sirnak Province to the south, and Van Province to the east....
 to the southwest, Sirnak
Sirnak Province

Sirnak is a Provinces of Turkey in southeastern Anatolia. It has a population of 403,607 . The population was 353,197 in 2000. Kurdish people form the majority....
 and Hakkari
Hakkari Province

Hakk?ri is a Provinces of Turkey in the southeast corner of Turkey, located at the juncture of Iraq and Iran. The capital is Hakk?ri. The province covers an area of 7,121 km? and has a population of 272,566...
 to the south, and Agri
Agri Province

Agri is a province on the eastern borders of Turkey, bordering Iran to the east, Kars Province to the North, Erzurum Province to the Northwest, Mus Province and Bitlis Province to the Southwest, Van Province to the south, and Igdir Province to the northeast....
 to the north. The capital is Van. The province and the surrounding area is the home of famous Van kedisi (Van cat)
Van Kedisi

The Van cat , is a distinctive breed of domestic cat that is found mainly in the Lake Van region of Turkey.It is large, all white, and often is odd-eyed cat....
.

province is divided into 12 districts
Districts of Turkey

The Provinces of Turkey of Turkey are divided into 957 districts . In the early Turkish Republic and in the Ottoman Empire, the corresponding unit was the qadaa....
 (district capitals in bold):

he 9th century BC, the Van area was the center of the Urartian kingdom
Urartu

Urartu was an Iron Age kingdom in Eastern Anatolia , rising to power in the mid 9th century BC, and finally conquered by Median Empire in the early 6th century BC....
 .






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Van is a province
Provinces of Turkey

Turkey is divided into 81 provinces, called iller in Turkish language .A province is administered by an appointed governor , and was formerly termed a "governorate" ....
 in eastern Turkey
Turkey

Turkey , known officially as the Republic of Turkey , is a Eurasian country that stretches across the Anatolian peninsula in southwest Asia and Thrace in the Balkans region of Southern Europe....
, between Lake Van
Lake Van

Lake Van is the largest lake in Turkey, located in the far east of the country. It is a salt lakes and soda lake, receiving water from numerous small streams that descend from the surrounding mountains....
 and the Iran
Iran

Iran , officially the Islamic Republic of Iran and formerly known internationally as Persian Empire until 1935, is a country in Central Eurasia, located on the northeastern shore of the Persian Gulf and the southern shore of the Caspian Sea....
ian border. It is 19,069 km2 in area and has a population of 1,012,707.

Its adjacent provinces are Bitlis
Bitlis Province

Bitlis is a province of eastern Turkey, located to the west of Lake Van. Ethnic Kurdish people form the majority of the population. The provincial capital is the town of Bitlis....
 to the west, Siirt
Siirt Province

Siirt Chaldean : S?rt is a Provinces of Turkey of Turkey, located in the southeast. The province borders Bitlis Province to the north, Batman Province to the west, Mardin Province to the southwest, Sirnak Province to the south, and Van Province to the east....
 to the southwest, Sirnak
Sirnak Province

Sirnak is a Provinces of Turkey in southeastern Anatolia. It has a population of 403,607 . The population was 353,197 in 2000. Kurdish people form the majority....
 and Hakkari
Hakkari Province

Hakk?ri is a Provinces of Turkey in the southeast corner of Turkey, located at the juncture of Iraq and Iran. The capital is Hakk?ri. The province covers an area of 7,121 km? and has a population of 272,566...
 to the south, and Agri
Agri Province

Agri is a province on the eastern borders of Turkey, bordering Iran to the east, Kars Province to the North, Erzurum Province to the Northwest, Mus Province and Bitlis Province to the Southwest, Van Province to the south, and Igdir Province to the northeast....
 to the north. The capital is Van. The province and the surrounding area is the home of famous Van kedisi (Van cat)
Van Kedisi

The Van cat , is a distinctive breed of domestic cat that is found mainly in the Lake Van region of Turkey.It is large, all white, and often is odd-eyed cat....
.

Districts

Van province is divided into 12 districts
Districts of Turkey

The Provinces of Turkey of Turkey are divided into 957 districts . In the early Turkish Republic and in the Ottoman Empire, the corresponding unit was the qadaa....
 (district capitals in bold):
  • Bahçesaray
  • Baskale
    Baskale

    Baskale is a town and district located in south-eastern Turkey in Van Province. Baskale was formerly called Elbak and was the capital town of Elbak kaza of Hakkari sanjak in the Ottoman Empire Vilayet of Van Province, Ottoman Empire....
  • Çaldiran
  • Çatak
  • Edremit
  • Ercis
    Ercis

    Ercis may refer to:* Ercis, a district of Van province in the east of Turkey* European Research Center for Information Systems ...
  • Gevas
    Gevas

    Gevas is a district of Van Province of Turkey....
  • Gürpinar
  • Muradiye
  • Özalp
  • Saray
  • Van
    Van, Turkey

    Van is a city in eastern Turkey and the seat of Van Province Provinces of Turkey, and is located on the eastern shore of Lake Van. The city's population in 2005 was 284,464....


History

In the 9th century BC, the Van area was the center of the Urartian kingdom
Urartu

Urartu was an Iron Age kingdom in Eastern Anatolia , rising to power in the mid 9th century BC, and finally conquered by Median Empire in the early 6th century BC....
 . In Ancient - part of Greater Armenia. In 908-1021 was central part of Armenian Kingom of Vaspurakan
Vaspurakan

Vaspurakan was first a province and then a kingdom of Greater Armenia during the Middle Ages centered around Lake Van. The region is considered to be the cradle of Armenian civilization....
, then joined Byzantine Empire
Byzantine Empire

Byzantine Empire and Eastern Roman Empire are conventional names used to describe the Roman Empire during the Middle Ages, centered on its capital of Constantinople....
. With the Seljuk victory at the Battle of Malazgirt in 1071, just north of Lake Van
Lake Van

Lake Van is the largest lake in Turkey, located in the far east of the country. It is a salt lakes and soda lake, receiving water from numerous small streams that descend from the surrounding mountains....
 , it became a part of Seljuk Empire and later the Ottoman Empire
Ottoman Empire

The Ottoman Empire , also known by its contemporaries as the Turkish Empire or Turkey , was an empire that lasted from 1299?1923. It was Treaty of Lausanne by the Republic of Turkey, which was officially proclaimed on October 29, 1923....
. For centuries after that, the area was a major Armenian population center. After World War I
World War I

World War I, or the First World War , was a global military conflict which involved the Great powers, organized into two opposing military alliances: the Allies of World War I and the Central Powers....
, the Armenian population was forced to leave.

See also

  • Ottoman Armenian Population
    Ottoman Armenian population

    Armenians in the Ottoman Empire population size within the Ottoman Empire between 1914 and 1915 is a controversial topic. Most estimates range from 1.0 to 1.3 million....
  • Van Resistance
    Van Resistance

    The Resistance at Van was an insurgency against the Ottoman Empire's attempts to eliminate the Ottoman Armenian population population in the Van Province, Ottoman Empire....


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