Van

Lake Hıdırmenteş (Turkish: Hıdırmenteş Gölü); is a lake in Çaldıran district of Van province. It is closer to Çaldıran city center.

Yukarıyanıktaş, Van ilinin Çaldıran ilçesine bağlı bir mahalledir.

Şehit Jandarma Binbaşı Kıvanç Cesur, Van ilinin Çaldıran ilçesine bağlı bir mahalledir.

Yankıtepe, Van ilinin Erciş ilçesine bağlı bir mahalledir.

The Republic of Ararat, or Kurdish Republic of Ararat, (Kurdish: کۆماری ئارارات, romanized: Komara Agiriyê and Komara Araratê) was a self-proclaimed Kurdish state from 1927 to 1931. It was located in the Armenian highlands, centred on Karaköse Province. "Agirî" is the Kurdish name for Ararat.

The 632 Armenia earthquake reportedly affected the region of Armenia (Armenian highlands). The primary source for this earthquake is the chronicle of Michael the Syrian (12th century), which only offers a brief narrative on the subject. According to it, a "tremor" (earthquake) destroyed many places in Armenia. It does not specifically name these places. Michael the Syrian dates this earthquake to 632, but the exact date is unknown. The chronology of Michael's narrative is considered unreliable, and it is possible that he misdated this earthquake.

Kardoğan, Van ilinin Erciş ilçesine bağlı bir mahalledir.

Mağara, Van ilinin Erciş ilçesine bağlı bir mahalledir.

Mount Meydan (Turkish: Meydan Dağı), is an extinct Volcano located in the provincial borders of Van and Ağrı. It is located 7 kilometers northwest of Erciş city. Inside the mountain is a crater and caldera.

The 1976 Çaldıran–Muradiye earthquake occurred at 14:22 local time (12:22 UTC) on 24 November. The epicenter was located near Çaldıran, 20 km northeast of Muradiye, in the Van Province of eastern Turkey. The earthquake had a magnitude of 7.3 with a maximum intensity of X (Extreme) on the Mercalli intensity scale. The area of severe damage, where over 80% of the buildings were destroyed, covered an area of 2,000 square kilometres. There were between 4,000 and 5,000 casualties.

Aktas Dağı is a mountain in western Asia, on the international border between Iran and Turkey. It is 2,715 metres (8,907 ft) tall.

Yücelen, Van ilinin Çaldıran ilçesine bağlı bir mahalledir.

Sungur, Van ilinin Çaldıran ilçesine bağlı bir mahalledir.

Yağıbasan, Van ilinin Çaldıran ilçesine bağlı bir mahalledir.

Akbaşak, Van ilinin Çaldıran ilçesine bağlı bir mahalledir.

Bendimahi Çayı, kuzeydoğudan Van Gölü'ne dökülür. Van Gölü'ne dökülen en büyük debili akarsudur. İnci kefalinin üreme alanı olan çay üzerinde Muradiye Şelalesi bulunur. Çayda, İnci kefali ve siraz balığı doğal olarak yaşar, aynalı sazan ise sonradan aşılanmıştır. Çaldıran ilçe topraklarından doğar, Muradiye içinden geçerek Van Gölü'ne ulaşır. Tendürek Dağı ve Aladağ eteklerinden doğan kaynaklar Çaldıran ovası'nda birleşerek Bendimahi Çayı oluşur.

Kızılören, Van ilinin Erciş ilçesine bağlı bir mahalledir.

Girekol or Girekol Tepe is a 2,145-metre-high (7,037 ft) volcano in Van Province, Turkey. It is an alkaline shield volcano and the most recent activity has been dated to 0.36 +/- 0.06 Ma.

Kajberunik (Armenian: Քաջբերունիք, Աղիովիտ, English: Aghiovit, Qajberuniq, Kajberunik, Russian: Каджберуник) was a historical Armenian canton (Armenian: գավառ / gavar) on a northern shore of Lake Van – located in the eastern Turuberan province, which became known as the Kajberuni princely family's territory. The canton is also known as Arjesh or Arjisho country forenames, which included the Irishat and Ororan (Archesh) rivers. It was ruled by the family Gnuni from 300–800 AD.

Oyalı, Van ilinin Erciş ilçesine bağlı bir mahalledir.

Aşağıışıklı, Van ilinin Erciş ilçesine bağlı bir mahalledir.

Gölağzı, Van ilinin Erciş ilçesine bağlı bir mahalledir.

Amiuk war eine armenische Provinz und Festung im Königreich Vaspurakan. Der Geschichtsschreiber Thomas Artsruni beziehungsweise sein anonymer Fortsetzer charakterisiert die Festung als uneinnehmbar, dem Himmel nahe und daher Nackenschmerzen verursachend. Nach dem Fall von Van 1054 waren Amiuk und Achtamar laut Thomas Artsruni die letzte Zuflucht der armenischen Christen. Der Kommandeur der Festung war Abdul Mseh (Abdlmseh), Sohn des Theodorus (Tʿornik) aus der Provinz Amiuk und dem Geschlecht der Artsruni. Er trug laut Thomas Artsruni den byzantinischen Titel eines Proto-Kuropalates.

Taşlıçay, Van ilinin Erciş ilçesine bağlı bir mahalledir.

Vaspurakan (Armenian: Վասպուրական, Western Armenian pronunciation: Vasbouragan) was the eighth province of the ancient kingdom of Armenia, which later became an independent kingdom during the Middle Ages, centered on Lake Van. Located in what is now southeastern Turkey and northwestern Iran, the region is considered to be the cradle of Armenian civilization.

The Kingdom of Vaspurakan (Armenian: Վասպուրականի թագավորություն; also transliterated as Vasbouragan from Western Armenian) was a medieval Armenian kingdom centered on Lake Van, located in what is now eastern Turkey and northwestern Iran. It was named after Vaspurakan, a province of historic Greater Armenia. Ruled by the Artsruni dynasty, it competed and cooperated with the Bagratuni-ruled Kingdom of Armenia for a little over a century until its last king ceded the kingdom to the Byzantine Empire in 1021.

Dorutay, Van ilinin Özalp ilçesine bağlı bir mahalledir.

Yukarıgüneyce, Van ilinin İpekyolu ilçesine bağlı bir mahalledir.

Bağdaşan, Van ilinin Tuşba ilçesine bağlı bir mahalledir.

A Ermida de Lim (em armênio: Լիմ անապատ; romaniz.: Lim Anapat) é um mosteiro armênio localizado fora das fronteiras da Armênia, na Turquia (província de Vã, antigamente Vaspuracânia), na ilha de Lim, perto da costa norte do lago de Vã. A data de sua fundação é incerta, mas a primeira menção a ele foi feita no século XIV, pelo continuador da História de Tomás Arzerúnio, e então nos séculos XVI e XVII. A ermida conta com uma escola anexa fundada por Nerses de Moca em 1622, que sobreviveu até o século XIX. Na Idade Média, foi um dos grandes centros de escrita armênia, com vários de seus manuscritos tendo sobrevivido até os dias atuais.

Çimenova Tren İstasyonu, Van'ın Özalp ilçesi Gözdeğmez Mahallesi'nde yer alan TCDD'ye ait hemzemin ana tren istasyonudur.

Değirmenarkı, Van ilinin İpekyolu ilçesine bağlı bir mahalledir,Vanın büyükşehir olması ile mahalle olmuştur.

The 2011 Van earthquakes occurred in eastern Turkey near the city of Van. The first earthquake happened on 23 October at 13:41 local time. The shock had a M_ww magnitude of 7.1 and a maximum Mercalli intensity of VIII (Severe). It occurred at a shallow depth, causing heavy shaking across much of eastern Turkey and lighter tremors across neighboring parts of the South Caucasus and Levant. According to Disaster and Emergency Management Presidency on 30 October, the earthquake killed 604 and injured 4,152. At least 11,232 buildings sustained damage in the region, 6,017 of which were found to be uninhabitable. The uninhabitable homes left as much as 8,321 households with an average household population of around 7.6 homeless in the province; this could mean that at least around 60,000 people were left homeless. The other 5,215 have been damaged but are habitable. A separate earthquake within the same earthquake system happened on 9 November at 21:23 local time (19:23 UTC). 38 people were killed and 260 people were injured in the 9 November earthquake.

Dereüstü, Van ilinin İpekyolu ilçesine bağlı bir mahalledir.

Kaymaklı, Van ilinin İpekyolu ilçesine bağlı bir mahalledir.

Die Stele vom Keşiş Gölü ist in urartäischer Keilschrift beschriftet und stammt von einem König Rusa. Belck wollte sie Rusa I. zuweisen, Salvini plädiert für Rūsa Erimenahi, auch Rusa II. war in der Diskussion.

Urartu was an Iron Age kingdom centered around the Armenian highlands between Lake Van, Lake Urmia, and Lake Sevan. The territory of the ancient kingdom of Urartu extended over the modern frontiers of Turkey, Iran, Iraq, and Armenia. Its kings left behind cuneiform inscriptions in the Urartian language, a member of the Hurro-Urartian language family.

Armenia, also the Kingdom of Greater Armenia or simply Greater Armenia or Armenia Major (Armenian: Մեծ Հայք Mets Hayk; Latin: Armenia Maior), sometimes referred to as the Armenian Empire under Tigranes II, was an Armenian kingdom in the Ancient Near East which existed from 331 BC to 428 AD. Its history is divided into the successive reigns of three royal dynasties: Orontid (331 BC–200 BC), Artaxiad (189 BC–12 AD), and Arsacid (52–428).

The defense of Van (Armenian: Վանի հերոսամարտ, romanized: Vani herosamart) and in Russian Van operation (Russian: Ванская операция, romanized: Vanskaya operatsia) was the armed resistance of the Armenian population of Van and Russian army against the Ottoman Empire's attempts to massacre the Ottoman Armenian population of the Van Vilayet in the 1915 Armenian genocide. Several contemporaneous observers and later historians have concluded that the Ottoman government deliberately instigated an armed Armenian resistance in the city and then used this insurgency as the main pretext to justify beginning the deportation and slaughter of Armenians throughout the empire. Witness reports agree that the Armenian posture at Van was defensive and an act of resistance to massacre. The self-defense action is frequently cited in Armenian genocide denial literature; it has become "the alpha and omega of the plea of 'military necessity'" to excuse the genocide and portray the persecution of Armenians as justified.

The Menua Canal, also known as the Semiramis Canal or as the Shamiram Canal, is a canal joined with a series of hydraulic works such as aqueducts constructed by King Menua of Urartu (r. 810–786 BC). It is located to the east of Van, Turkey and runs 56 kilometres (35 mi), supplying a large region and flowing into Lake Van. It has been continuously used by the local inhabitants for irrigation purposes up to this day, more than 2500 years after its construction. It is considered a masterpiece of hydraulic and architectural engineering by regional and global standards.

The 1896 defense of Van or Van rebellion was an act of self-defense by the Armenian population in Van against the armed forces of the Ottoman Empire in June 1896, during the Hamidian massacres.

The siege of Van occurred in 1548 when Suleiman the Magnificent attacked Iran in his second campaign of the Ottoman-Safavid War (1532–1555).

The Xerxes I inscription at Van, also known as the XV Achaemenid royal inscription, is a trilingual cuneiform inscription of the Achaemenid King Xerxes I (r. 486–465 BC). It is located on the southern slope of a mountain adjacent to the Van Fortress, near Lake Van in present-day Turkey. When inscribed it was located in the Achaemenid province of Armenia. The inscription is inscribed on a smoothed section of the rock face near the fortress, approximately 20 metres (70 feet) above the ground. The niche was originally carved out by Xerxes' father, King Darius (r. 522–486 BC), but he left the surface blank.

Van railway station (Turkish: Van garı) is the main railway station in Van, Turkey. Up until July 2015, the Trans-Asia Express, from Tehran, Iran, stopped at the station. The train would continue to the Van Pier, where passengers would travel to Tatvan via ferry, and the western half of the train would continue to Ankara. As of mid-2015, freight trains are the only rail traffic at the station. However, as of September 2018, a twice weekly service to Tabriz is due to resume.

Meher Kapısı (Mheridur, Meher Kapı,armenisch Մհերի դուռ Mheri dur), das „Mithras-Tor“ bedeutet, ist ein urartäisches Ḫaldi-Heiligtum bei Van in der Türkei. Weitere Namen für das Heiligtum sind Tac Kapi, „Steintor“, oder Çoban Kapisi, „Hirtentor“.

Beyüzümü, Van ilinin Tuşba ilçesine bağlı bir mahalledir.

Kavurma, Van ilinin Edremit ilçesine bağlı bir mahalledir.

Esenler, Van ilinin İpekyolu ilçesine bağlı bir mahalledir.

Abdurrahmangazi, Van ilinin Tuşba ilçesine bağlı bir mahalledir.

Alipaşa, Van ilinin İpekyolu ilçesine bağlı bir mahalledir.

Akköprü, Van ilinin Tuşba ilçesine bağlı bir mahalledir.

Altıntepe, Van ilinin Tuşba ilçesine bağlı bir mahalledir.

Tilkitepe Höyüğü ya da eski kaynaklarda Şamramaltı Van il merkezinin 7 km. güneybatısında yer alan bir höyüktür. Günümüzde Van Havaalanı sınırları içinde olup kısmen havaalanı olarak kullanılmaktadır. Höyük 55 metre çapında, 6-7 metre yüksekliğindedir.

Van Ulu Camii, Türkiye'nin Van ilinde, eski Van şehri sınırları içinde yer almaktadır. Yapı, büyük ölçüde yıkılmıştır. Kitabesine ulaşılamamıştır. 1970-1973 yılları arasında Oktay Aslanapa tarafından camide kazılar gerçekleştirilmiştir. Caminin mimari incelemesi sonucunda caminin Karakoyunlu hükümdarı Kara Yusuf döneminde, 1389-1400 yılları arasında inşa edilmiş olduğu sonuçlarına ulaşılmış ise de mimari özellikler yapının Selçuklu eseri olduğu görüşünü desteklemektedir. Ulu Cami’nin, Van Gölü çevresinde hakimiyet kuran Ahlatşahlar'dan I. Sökmen (1100-1112) veya II. Sökmen (1128-1185) zamanında yapılmış olduğu kabul edilmektedir. Evliya Çelebi camiyi 1655'te ziyaret etmiştir. 1913 tarihli fotoğraflarda da caminin harabe halinde olduğu görülür.

Kalecik, Van ilinin Tuşba ilçesine bağlı bir mahalledir.

İskele, Van ilinin Tuşba ilçesine bağlı bir mahalledir.

Savacık, Van ilinin Gürpınar ilçesine bağlı bir mahalledir. Burada yaşayan insanlar geçimini hayvancılık ve tarımla sürdürmektedir.

O rio Quelã (em turco: Kelan deresi) ou Culã (em armênio: Կուղան գետ; romaniz.: Kułan get), é um rio da Turquia que flui no distrito de Gurpenar, na província de Vã. Faz parte da bacia hidrográfica do lago de Vã. Na Antiguidade, banhava o distrito (gavar) de Culanovita, na província do Reino da Armênia.

Turkish Airlines Flight 278, operated by a Boeing 737-4Y0 registered TC-JES and named Mersin, was a domestic scheduled flight from Ankara Esenboğa Airport to Van Ferit Melen Airport in eastern Turkey that crashed on 29 December 1994 during its final approach to land in driving snow. Five of the seven crew and 52 of the 69 passengers lost their lives, while two crew members and 17 passengers survived with serious injuries.

Aşağıkaymaz, Van ilinin Gürpınar ilçesine bağlı bir mahalledir.

Mülk, Van ilinin Edremit ilçesine bağlı bir mahalledir.

Narekavank (Armenian: Նարեկավանք, "Monastery of Narek", Western Armenian: Nareg) was a tenth-century Armenian monastery in the historic province of Vaspurakan, near the southern shores of Lake Van, in present-day Gevaş district in Van Province in eastern Turkey. The monastery was one of the most prominent in medieval Armenia and had a major school. The poet Gregory of Narek (Grigor Narekatsi) notably flourished at the monastery. It was abandoned in 1915 during the Armenian genocide, and reportedly demolished around 1951. A mosque now stands on its location.

The Hoşap River or Güzelsu River (Turkish: Engil Çayı) is a river in the Van Province of Turkey. Its catchment area approximately coincides with the Gürpınar District.

Halime Hatun Kümbeti, Van ilinin Gevaş ilçesinde bulunan Selçuklu döneminden kalma bir kümbettir. İlçedeki Selçuklu Mezarlığı'nın doğusunda bulunmaktadır. Giriş kapısının üzerinde yer alan kitabedeki bilgiye göre, 1335 yılında, İzzettin Şir Bey tarafından, kızı Halime Hâtun için yaptırılmıştır. Ahlatlı Pehlivan oğlu Esed tarafından inşa edilmiştir. Bitkisel, geometrik ve yazılardan oluşan bezemeleriyle dikkat çeken kümbet, 2014 - 2018 yılları arasında Vakıflar Genel Müdürlüğü tarafından restore edilmiştir.

St. Thomas Monastery is a ruined Armenian monastery overlooking Lake Van in Turkey.

A planície de Bascale (em turco: Başkale ovası; em armênio: Բաշկալայի հարթավայր; romaniz.: Baškalayi hart’avayr), também chamada de planalto de Bascale (Başkale yayla) ou planalto de Albaque (Աղբակի սարահարթ, Ałbaki sarahart’) e vale de Bascale (Başkale vedi; Բաշկալայի գոգհովիտ, Baškalayi goghovit), é um planalto (vale) no planalto Armênio, a leste do lago de Vã, no curso superior do Grande Zabe. Tem cerca de 33 quilômetros de comprimento (do oeste a nordeste) e 10 quilômetros de largura. É delimitado a oeste pelas montanhas Cholaquedal, a leste pelas montanhas do Curdistão, e a sul pelas montanhas Jilodal.

Güzeldere Geçidi (turco, passo di Güzeldere in italiano) è un valico situato in Turchia a 2730 m s.l.m..

Andzevatsik (in Armenian: Անձևացիք, Anjewacʼikʼ) was a region of ancient and medieval Armenia c. 400–800 in the South-East of Vaspurakan, ruled by the Antzevatsi family.

The Botan River is located in the Siirt Province of southeastern Turkey. The upstream of the Botan River is often called Çatak, which flows mostly in the Van Province.

Çatakdibi, (Kürtçe, Sokan) Van ilinin Gürpınar ilçesine bağlı bir mahalledir.

Taşlıyazı, Van ilinin Gürpınar ilçesine bağlı bir mahalledir.

In February 2020, two avalanches occurred near Bahçesaray in Turkey's eastern Van Province. The first, on 4 February, buried two vehicles, leading to a rescue operation involving around 350 people. The second, on 5 February, occurred while this operation was ongoing. At least 41 people were killed in the two avalanches, with 84 others being injured, six seriously.

Aparank Monastery or Aparanq (Armenian: Ապարանք), or Holy Cross Aparank, is an Armenian monastery located in modern-day Turkey, Van province near the city of Bahçesaray. It was found within the borders of the historical Armenian province of Mokk.

Hasanbey, Van ilinin Başkale ilçesine bağlı bir mahalledir.

Örenkale, Van ilinin Başkale ilçesine bağlı bir mahalledir.

Köprüağzı, Van ilinin Başkale ilçesine bağlı bir mahalledir.

Beşocak, Van ilinin Başkale ilçesine bağlı bir mahalledir.

Akçalı, Van ilinin Başkale ilçesine bağlı bir mahalledir.

Çepkenli, Van ilinin Gürpınar ilçesine bağlı bir mahalledir.

Kılıçtutan, Van ilinin Gürpınar ilçesine bağlı bir mahalledir.

Topyıldız, Van ilinin Gürpınar ilçesine bağlı bir mahalledir.

Acilisene (Ancient Greek: Ἀκιλισηνή, romanized: Akilisēnḗ), known as Ekegheats or Yekeghyats (Old Armenian: Եկեղեաց, romanized: Ekełeac’) in Armenian, was a region of the Upper Armenia province of historical Armenia. It was a strip of land along the Upper Euphrates or Arsanias roughly corresponding to today's Erzincan Province of Turkey. Its main cities were Erznka (today's Erzincan, Turkey) and Ani-Kamakh (today's Kemah, Turkey) near the ancient necropolis of the Arsacid kings of Armenia.