Van Province
Van 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 1,012,707 .
Its adjacent provinces are Bitlis to the west, Siirt to the southwest, Şırnak and Hakkari to the south, and Agri to the north. The capital is Van. The province and the surrounding area is the home of famous Van kedisi (Van cat).
Districts
Van province is divided into 12 districts (district capitals in bold): Bahçesaray
Başkale
Çaldıran
Çatak
Edremit
Erciş
Gevaş
Gürpınar
Muradiye
Özalp
Saray
Van
History
In the 9th century BC, the Van area was the center of the Urartian kingdom . In 908-1021 was central part of Armenian Kingdom of Vaspurakan, then joined Byzantine Empire. With the Seljuk victory at the Battle of Malazgirt in 1071, just north of Lake Van [http://historymedren.about.com/od/aentries/a/11_alparslan.htm], it became a part of Seljuk Empire and later the Ottoman Empire. For centuries after that, the area was a major Armenian population center.
Gallery
<gallery caption="Medieval Armenian monasteries in the Van Province"> Image:Akdamar and mountain.jpg|The Armenian Cathedral of the Holy Cross (10th c.) on Akhtamar Island Image:Narekavank.jpg|The Armenian Monastery of Narek (10th c.) Image:Varagavank.jpg|Varagavank Armenian monastery (11th c.) Image:Saint Bartholomew Monastery.jpg|The Armenian Monastery of Saint Bartholomew (13th c.) </gallery>
Translation
The phrase "Van Province" occurs as such in the following languages: English, Simple English.
Translation(s) in other languages: Arabic: فان (محافظة), Azeri: Van vilayəti, Belarusian: Правінцыя Ван, Breton: Van (proviñs), Bulgarian: Ван (вилает), Chuvash: Ван (ил), Czech: Vanská provincie, German: Van (Provinz), Spanish: Provincia de Van, Esperanto: Provinco Van, Basque: Van probintzia, Persian: استان وان, French: Van (province), Galician: Provincia de Van, Armenian: Վան նահանգ, Indonesian: Provinsi Van, Italian: Provincia di Van, Hebrew: ואן (נפה), Georgian: ვანი (პროვინცია), Kurdish: Wan (parêzgeh), Latvian: Vanas ils, Hungarian: Van (tartomány), Macedonian: Ван (покраина), Dutch: Van (provincie), Japanese: ヴァン県, Swahili: Mkoa wa Van, Uzbek: Van (viloyat), Polish: Wan (prowincja), Portuguese: Van (província), Crimean Tatar: Van (il), Russian: Ван (ил), Slovenian: Van (provinca), Finnish: Vanin maakunta, Swedish: Van (provins), Thai: จังหวัดวาน, Tajik: Вилояти Ван, Turkish: Van (il), Uyghur: ۋان ۋىلايىتى, Vietnamese: Van (tỉnh), Waray-Waray: Van (lalawigan), Chinese: 凡城省.
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