Van Province

Van (Turkish: [Van ili] Error: {{Lang}}: text has italic markup (help), Kurdish: Parezgêha Wanêcode: ku is deprecated ) is a province in eastern Turkey, between Lake Van and the Iranian border. It is 19,069 km² in area and has a population of 1,035,418 at the end of 2010. Kurds form the majority of the population in the province.

History

In the 9th century BC, the Van area was the center of the Urartian kingdom.^[1] For centuries after that, the area was a major Armenian population center. After World War I Armenian population was forced to leave and was cleansed during the Armenian Genocide.

Van Province Media

Arinçkus Argishti I Stele belonging to the Urartian King Argishti I, dated between 785 BC and 756 BC, Bitlis Ahlat Museum
Van'ın ilçelerini gösteren harita
Haykaberd or Çavuştepe
Hosap-castle
Muradiye Falls near Muradiye, Van, Turkey.
The Armenian Cathedral of the Holy Cross (10th century) on Akdamar Island
The Armenian Cathedral of the Holy Cross
The Armenian Monastery of Narek (10th century)
Varagavank Armenian monastery (11th century)
The Armenian Monastery of Saint Bartholomew (13th century)