Erciş
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Erciş is a district of Van Province of Turkey.
This small province several times was the capital city of ruling states (For example, Ercis was a town of Karakoyunlu Turks. Ercis was moved to its new location called Alada in 1841, due to floods. In 1914, the Russians invaded the city, but they were eventually expelled from the city on April 1, 1918. The city has total of 2,115 km² area and is surrounded by Muradiye on the east, Bitlis on the west, Agri on the north and the Lake Van on the south. Ercis is actually more than what Westerners would call a 'city'. It is more likely a province. There are 143 settlement areas, including 3 municipalities, 14 districts, 2 subdistricts, 85 villages and 39 other entities. It is the most developed city in the eastern part of Turkey and it is the place where the folk songs are still alive. Every kind of fruit and vegetable can be raised. Planting of poplar trees is widely seen in the city and surroundings.
The total population of the city is 145,229 and spread among the city center and villages. The village population is 66,832, while the city - or "Centrum"- population is 78,397. Population density is 47/km².
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 Erciş in Van Province (in the East Anatolia region) of Turkey |
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| Urban districts | Van |    |
| Rural districts | Bahçesaray - Başkale - Çaldıran - Çatak - Edremit - Erciş - Gevaş - Gürpınar - Muradiye - Özalp - Saray | |
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| Central Anatolia | ||
| East Anatolia | ||
| Marmara | ||
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