Gevaş (Armenian: Ոստան, Vostan, meaning "[princely] court"; Kurdish: Westan) is a district of Van Province of Turkey. The mayor is Sinan Hakan (AKP).
Population: 11,879
Latitude: 38° 17' 31.56" N
Longitude: 43° 06' 6.80" E
Akdamar Island (Turkish: Akdamar Adası), also known as Aghtamar (Armenian: Աղթամար [ɑʁtʰɑˈmɑɾ]) or Akhtamar ([ɑχtʰɑˈmɑɾ]), is the second largest of the four islands in Lake Van, in eastern Turkey. About 0.7 km² in size, it is situated about 3 km fro…
The Church of the Holy Cross (Armenian: Սուրբ Խաչ, Surb Khach Turkish: Akdamar Kilisesi or Surp Haç Kilisesi) on Akdamar Island, in Turkey, was a medieval cathedral of the Armenian Apostolic Church, built as a palatine church for the kings of Vaspur…
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…
Gevaş (Armenian: Ոստան, Vostan, meaning "[princely] court"; Kurdish: Westan) is a district of Van Province of Turkey. The mayor is Sinan Hakan (AKP).
Kuş Island (Turkish: Kuş Adası, literally "Bird Island" ) or Arter Island (Armenian: Արտեր Arter), is a small island in Lake Van, Turkey.
This article is on the town and the district of Edremit in Van Province, eastern Turkey.