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Lake Van (Turkish: Van Gölü; Armenian: Վանա լիճ, romanized: Vana lič̣; Kurdish: Gola Wanê [3]) is the largest lake in Turkey. [ 4 ] [ 5 ] It lies in the Eastern Anatolia Region of Turkey in the provinces of Van and Bitlis , in the Armenian highlands .
Name in English Name in Turkish Area (km 2) Depth Location (districts and/or provinces) Lake Van: Van Gölü: 3755 km 2: 451 m Van, Bitlis: Lake Tuz: Tuz Gölü: 1500 km 2: 2 m ...
The modern city is located on the plain extending from the Lake Van, at a distance of 5 kilometres (3 miles) from the lake shore. Reports have appeared over the years of a certain Lake Van Monster said to live in the lake. Lake Erçek is the second largest lake in the region and lies just east of Lake Van.
Tatvan (Kurdish: Tetwan; [2] Armenian: Դատվան, romanized: Datvan) is a city on the western shore of Lake Van, in Bitlis Province in eastern Turkey. It is the seat of Tatvan District. [3] Its population is 79,214 (2021), making it the most populated municipality of the province. [1] The current mayor is Mümin Erol . [4]
The Lake Van Ferry (Turkish: Van Gölü Feribotu) is a passenger and train ferry service operated by the Turkish State Railways. It runs 90.6 kilometres (56.3 mi) in Lake Van between Van and Tatvan. Ferry service began operations in 1971, when a railway from Van to Sufian, Iran was built. The ferry carries mainly railcars across the lake along ...
Van Province (Turkish: Van ili, Kurdish: Parezgêha Wanê, [3] Armenian: Վանի մարզ) is a province and metropolitan municipality in the Eastern Anatolian region of Turkey, between Lake Van and the Iranian border. Its area is 20,921 km 2, [4] and its population is 1,128,749 (2022). [1]
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