city of Van

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The city of Van is a historic urban center in eastern Turkey, known as the cultural and economic hub of the region and famed for its ancient heritage and proximity to Lake Van.

All labels observed (3)

Label Occurrences
city of Van canonical 3
Van (city) 2
Վան 1

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Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf city
climate continental climate
connectedBy D300 highway
railway to Iran via Van Lake Express
coordinateLatitude 38.494
coordinateLongitude 43.383
country Turkey
countryCode TR
elevation about 1725 meters
experiencedEvent 2011 Van earthquake
hasAirport Van Ferit Melen Airport
hasArchaeologicalSite Old City of Van ruins
Van Castle
hasCulturalInstitution Van Museum
Van State Theatre
hasFeature Lake Van
hasPort ferry port on Lake Van
hasSeismicRisk high
hasSportsTeam Van Spor FK
hasUniversity Van Yüzüncü Yıl University
historicalName Tushpa
Van Fortress city
historicalRegion Armenian Highlands
isCapitalOf Van Province
isRegionalCenterFor culture
economy
education
transportation
knownFor Van Castle
Van cat
Van cuisine
ancient heritage
proximity to Lake Van
locatedIn Eastern Anatolia Region
linked to: Eastern Anatolia

eastern Turkey
locatedOn Van plain
eastern shore of Lake Van
majorEconomicActivity agriculture
animal husbandry
tourism
trade
otherLanguagesSpoken Arabic
Kurdish
populationRange between 400000 and 600000 inhabitants
primaryLanguageSpoken Turkish
religionMajority Islam
timeZone TRT
utcOffset +3
wasCapitalOf Urartu
linked to: Kingdom of Urartu

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Lake Van locatedNear city of Van
Toprakkale locatedNear city of Van
Akdamar Island locatedNear city of Van
Սասունցի Մհեր associatedWithPlace Վան
linked to: city of Van
Erciş locatedEastOf Van (city)
linked to: city of Van
Van resistance of 1915 isPartOfHistoryOf Van (city)
linked to: city of Van