Lake Van

GPTKB entity

Statements (60)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:lake
gptkbp:area 3755 km²
gptkbp:basinCountry gptkb:Turkey
gptkbp:catchmentArea 12,500 km²
gptkbp:climate continental
gptkbp:country gptkb:Turkey
gptkbp:elevation 1640 m
gptkbp:formedBy gptkb:volcanic_activity
gptkbp:freezesIn rarely
gptkbp:hasFerryServiceTo gptkb:Van-Tatvan_ferry
gptkbp:hasUniqueSpecies gptkb:pearl_mullet_(Alburnus_tarichi)
gptkbp:historicalRegion gptkb:Armenian_Highlands
gptkbp:historicalSignificance gptkb:Urartu_civilization
medieval Armenian kingdom
gptkbp:inflow gptkb:Bendimahi_River
gptkb:Micis_River
gptkb:Zilan_River
gptkb:Karasu
gptkbp:island gptkb:Çarpanak_Island
gptkb:Adır_Island
gptkb:Akdamar_Island
gptkb:Kuş_Island
gptkbp:knownFor gptkb:Akdamar_Church
gptkb:Lake_Van_Monster
gptkbp:language Armenian
Kurdish
Turkish
gptkbp:locatedIn gptkb:Turkey
gptkb:Eastern_Anatolia_Region
gptkbp:maximumDepth 450 m
171 m
gptkbp:nearestCity gptkb:van
gptkb:Gevaş
gptkb:Tatvan
gptkb:Edremit
gptkbp:notableEvent earthquakes
volcanic eruptions
gptkbp:outflow none
gptkbp:photographed satellites
gptkbp:salinity ~22‰
gptkbp:touristAttraction gptkb:Akdamar_Island
gptkb:Van_Castle
gptkb:Van_Cat
gptkbp:type gptkb:endorheic_lake
saline soda lake
gptkbp:UNESCO_tentative_list Lake Van and the Van Fortress
gptkbp:volcanoNearby gptkb:Süphan_Mountain
gptkb:Mount_Nemrut
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Eastern_Anatolia
gptkb:Persin_Island
gptkb:Van_Fortress
gptkb:Urartians
gptkb:Khorgom,_Ottoman_Empire
gptkb:Batman's_Island
gptkb:Armenian_Highlands
gptkb:Eastern_Anatolia_Region
gptkb:Eastern_Turkey
gptkb:Urartu
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Lake Van