Van

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Van is a historic city in eastern Anatolia, known as a major cultural and political center of ancient and medieval Armenian civilization on the shores of Lake Van.

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Van canonical 16

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Predicate Object
instanceOf city
historic city
administrativeCenterOf Van Province
archaeologicalSignificance major Urartian archaeological site
associatedWith Urartu
linked to: Kingdom of Urartu

ancient Armenia
medieval Armenia
climate continental climate
continent Asia
country Turkey
elevation about 1727 meters above sea level
ethnicGroupHistorically Armenians
ethnicGroupPresent Kurds
Turks
formerName Biaina
linked to: Biainili

Tushpa
governingBody Van Municipality
hasAirport Van Ferit Melen Airport
hasAncientFortification Van Fortress
hasLandmark Akdamar Island
Cathedral of the Holy Cross on Akdamar Island
Hosap Castle
Rock of Van
Van Castle
hasUniversity Van Yuzuncu Yil University
historicallySpokenLanguage Armenian
Urartian
linked to: Urartian language
historicalRegion Armenia
Vaspurakan
historicalRole capital of the Urartian kingdom
major cultural center of Armenian civilization
major political center of Armenian civilization
languageSpoken Kurdish
Turkish
locatedIn Eastern Anatolia
linked to: eastern Turkey

Van Province
locatedInMountainSystem Armenian Highlands
locatedNear Lake Van
locatedOn eastern shore of Lake Van
locatedOnBodyOfWater Lake Van
nearBorderWith Iran
Iraq
partOf Eastern Anatolia Region
linked to: eastern Turkey
regionSpecialty Van breakfast
Van cat
linked to: Felis
religionHistorically Armenian Apostolic Church
religionPresent Islam
timeZone TRT
utcOffset +3

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