Van Province
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| Region: | Eastern Anatolia Region, Turkey |
| Area: | 19,069 (km²) |
| Total Population | 1,012,707 TUIK 2006 (est) |
| Licence plate code: | 65 |
| Area code: | 0276 |
| Governor Website | http://www.van.gov.tr |
| Weather forecast | turkeyforecast.com/weather/van |
Van is a province in eastern Turkey, between Lake Van and the Iranian border. It is 19,069 km2 in area and has a population of 1,012,707.
Its adjacent provinces are Bitlis to the west, Siirt to the southwest, Şırnak and Hakkari to the south, and Agri to the north. The capital is Van. The province and the surrounding area is the home of famous Van kedisi (Van cat).
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[edit] Districts
Van province is divided into 12 districts (district capitals in bold):
[edit] History
In the 9th century BC, the Van area was the center of the Urartian kingdom [1]. With the Seljuk victory at the Battle of Malazgirt in 1071, just north of Lake Van [1], it became a part of Seljuk Empire and later the Ottoman Empire. For centuries after that, the area was a major Armenian population center. After World War I, the Armenian population was forced to leave or was ethnically cleansed (see Armenian Genocide).
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- ^ European History in a World Perspective - Page 68 by Shepard Bancroft Clough
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