Van Province

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Van Province is an eastern Turkish province known for its mountainous landscape, rich Kurdish and Armenian cultural history, and as the home region of the large saline Lake Van.

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Van Province canonical 39

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Predicate Object
instanceOf province of Turkey
administrativeCenter Van
borders Ağrı Province
Bitlis Province
linked to: Bitlis Vilayet

Hakkari Province
linked to: Hakkâri

Iran
Siirt Province
capital Van
climate continental climate
country Turkey
hasAirport Van Ferit Melen Airport
hasBodyOfWater Lake Van
hasCity Başkale
Erciş
Gevaş
Gürpınar
Muradiye
Saray
Van
Çaldıran
Özalp
hasEthnicGroup Kurds
hasFeature high plateaus
volcanic mountains
hasHistoricalEthnicGroup Armenians
hasIsland Akdamar Island
hasLakeShoreCity Erciş
Van
hasLandmark Akdamar Church
linked to: Akdamar Cathedral

Hoşap Castle
linked to: Hosap Castle

Van Castle
hasMinorityLanguage Armenian
historicalRegion Vaspurakan
historic Armenian Highlands
linked to: Armenian Highlands
knownFor Armenian cultural history
Kurdish cultural history
Lake Van
mountainous landscape
lakeType saline lake
languageSpoken Kurdish
Turkish
locatedIn Eastern Anatolia Region
linked to: Eastern Anatolia

eastern Turkey
locatedOnLake Lake Van
partOf Republic of Turkey
linked to: Turkey
terrain mountainous
timeZone TRT
utcOffset +03:00

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Lake Van locatedIn Van Province
Vaspurakan presentLocation Van Province
Van locatedIn Van Province
Van administrativeCenterOf Van Province
Tushpa locatedInProvince Van Province
Toprakkale locatedIn Van Province
Hakkari region borderedBy Van Province
Süphan Mountain locatedInProvince Van Province
Van Fortress locatedIn Van Province
Siirt Province borderWith Van Province
Ağrı Province borders Van Province
Muş Province borderingProvince Van Province
Lake Van region hasPart Van Province
Van isCapitalOf Van Province
subject linked to: city of Van
Akdamar Island locatedIn Van Province
Akdamar Cathedral locatedIn Van Province
Van–Tatvan train ferry locatedIn Van Province
Van, Turkey adminCenterOf Van Province
Van, Turkey isCapitalOf Van Province
Van Castle locatedIn Van Province
Rock of Van locatedIn Van Province
Hoşap Castle locatedIn Van Province
subject linked to: Hosap Castle
Van Ferit Melen Airport locatedIn Van Province
Erciş locatedIn Van Province
Erciş isPartOf Van Province
Tuspa regionNow Van Province
Çarpanak Island partOf Van Province
Gevaş locatedIn Van Province
Gevaş partOf Van Province
Gevaş administrativeTerritoryOf Van Province
Gevaş countrySubdivision Van Province
Başkale locatedIn Van Province
Başkale partOf Van Province
Başkale isDistrictOf Van Province
Başkale isTownOf Van Province