Van Province

Van (Turkish: Van ili, Kurdish: Parezgêha Wanê) 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.

Related pages

• Van Resistance