Lake Van
largest lake in Turkey
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Summary
Lake Van is a salt lake[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of salt lake entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,869 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Van Province[3], Bitlis Province[4]
- Country: Turkey[5]
- Instance of: tourist attraction[6], soda lake[7], tectonic lake[8]
- Inflows: Ankyusner[9], Bendimahi Brook[10], Garala[11], Engil Brook[12], Deliçay Brook[13], Artske[14], Artshesh[15], Gayl[16]
- Basin country: Turkey[17]
- Commons category: Lake Van[18]
- Topic's main category: Category:Lake Van[19]
- Described by source: Dictionary of Place Names in Armenia and Adjacent Areas[20], Otto's encyclopedia[21], Pauly–Wissowa[22], New International Encyclopedia[23], Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)[24], Meyer’s Universum, Achtzehnter Band[25]
- Different from: Wan[26]
- Length: 120 km[27]
- Elevation above sea level: 1640 m[28]
- Area: 3755 km²[29]
- Width: 80 km[30]
- Watershed area: 12,500 km²[31]
- Volume as quantity: 607,000 cubic hectometre[32]
- Perimeter: 5764 km[33]
- Residence time of water: 145 years[34]
- Salinity: 23 per mille[35]
- Vertical depth: 171 m[36]
- On focus list of Wikimedia project: Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4[37]
Why It Matters
Lake Van has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[38] It is known by 69 alternative names across languages and contexts.[39]