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Kurdish settlements in Van Province

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Van
city in Turkey
Başkale district
thumb|300px|right| Ruins of the Armenian Saint Bartholomew Monastery in Başkale. It was in use by local [[Armenians until the Armenian genocide]]
Edremit district (Van)
district of Van, eastern Turkey
Muradiye district
Muradiye (, ) is a municipality and district of Van Province, Turkey. Its area is 912 km2, and its population is 45,718 (2022). It is best known for its impressive waterfalls.
Çaldıran
district and town in Van, Turkey
Gevaş district
Gevaş (; ) is a municipality and district of Van Province, Turkey. Its area is 1,544 km2, and its population is 26,918 (2022). In the last elections of March 2019, Murat Sezer from the Justice and Development Party (AKP) was elected Mayor. As Kaymakam, Hamit Genç was appointed by President Recep Tayyip Erdoĝan in July 2019.
Özalp district
district of Van, eastern Turkey
Bahçesaray
district and town of Van Province, Turkey
Çatak district
Çatak (; ) is a municipality and district of Van Province, Turkey. Its area is 1,952 km2, and its population is 18,462 (2022). Its inhabitants are Kurds. As mayor Abdürrahman Şeylan from the Justice and Development Party (AKP) was elected in the local elections in March 2019, Sercan Sakarya is the current Kaymakam, installed in August 2022.
Gürpınar
town in Van Province, Turkey
Saray
district and town of Van Province, Turkey
İpekyolu district
İpekyolu is a municipality and district of Van Province, Turkey. Its area is 956 km2, and its population is 348,046 (2022). The district İpekyolu was created at the 2013 reorganisation from part of the former central district of Van, along with the new district Tuşba. It covers the central and eastern part of the agglomeration of Van and the adjacent countryside. The name İpekyolu means Silk Road; Van was an important stop on the Silk Road.
Tuşba district
Tuşba is a municipality and district of Van Province, Turkey. Its area is 1,948 km2, and its population is 163,301 (2022). The district Tuşba was created at the 2013 reorganisation from part of the former central district of Van, along with the new district İpekyolu. It covers the northern part of the agglomeration of Van and the adjacent countryside. The name Tuşba refers to Tushpa, the capital of the 1st millennium BC Urartu kingdom which was situated in Van.
Hoşap
mahalle (administrative quarter) in Gürpınar, Van, eastern Turkey