Van Province
province in east Turkey
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Summary
Van Province is a province of Turkey[1]. It draws 834 Wikipedia views per month (province of turkey category, ranking #12 of 81).[2]
Key Facts
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Turkey[3]
- Country: Turkey[4]
- Continent: Asia[5]
- Capital: Van[6]
- Official language: Turkish[7]
- Shares border with: Ağrı Province[8], Bitlis Province[9], Hakkâri Province[10], Siirt Province[11], Şırnak Province[12], West Azarbaijan Province[13]
- Contains the administrative territorial entity: Başkale district[14], Çaldıran district[15], Çatak district[16], Edremit district (Van)[17], Gevaş district[18], İpekyolu district[19], Muradiye district[20], Özalp district[21], Tuşba district[22], Erciş district[23], Gürpınar district[24], Bahçesaray district[25], Saray district (Van)[26]
- Postal code: 65000–65999[27]
- Part of: Van Subregion[28]
- Commons category: Van Province[29]
- Licence plate code: 65[30]
- Local dialing code: 276[31]
- Official website: http://www.van.gov.tr/[32]
- Topic's main category: Category:Van Province[33]
- Population: 1,123,784[34], 1,022,330[35], 994,436[36]
- Office held by head of government: Governor of Van Province[37]
- Category for people born here: Category:Births in Van Province[38]
- Category for people who died here: Q81186868[39]
- Number of households: 257,819[40]
- Female population: 487,501[41]
- Male population: 506,935[42]
- Native label: Van ili[43]
- Category of associated people: Category:People from Van Province[44]
- Name in kana: ヴァン[45]
- Elevation above sea level: 1726 m[46]
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Physical Characteristics
Areas include 21,334 km²[47] and 20,921 km²[48].
Why It Matters
Van Province has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[49] It is known by 42 alternative names across languages and contexts.[50]