Bahçesaray, Van
Bahçesaray | |
|---|---|
District and municipality | |
Central mosque in Bahçesaray | |
Map showing Bahçesaray District in Van Province | |
Bahçesaray Location in Turkey | |
| Coordinates: 38°07′43″N 42°48′27″E / 38.12861°N 42.80750°E | |
| Country | Turkey |
| Province | Van |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Harun Arslanargun (State Appointment) |
Area | 426 km2 (164 sq mi) |
| Population (2022)[1] | 13,495 |
| • Density | 31.7/km2 (82.0/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+3 (TRT) |
| Postal code | 65710 |
| Area code | 0432 |
| Website | www |
Bahçesaray (Armenian: Մոկս, romanized: Moks, Kurdish: Miks[2]) is municipality and district of Van Province, Turkey.[3] Its area is 426 km2,[4] and its population is 13,495 (2022).[1] It was a bucak in Pervari District of Siirt Province until 1964 and in Gevaş district of Van Province between 1964 and 1987. It is at a distance of 110 kilometres (68 mi) from Van. The town is built on the banks of the Bahçesaray River.[5]
History
The district corresponds to Historical Armenia's Mok Arandznak district, which was part of the greater province of Moxoene. The district has several ancient Armenian monasteries and churches.[6] The Aparank monastery is located in the vicinity of the town.[7]
In the 19th century Bahçesaray was the center of the Kurdish Emirate of Miks,[8] until the emirate was defeated by troops of the Ottoman Empire in 1846.[9]
2020 avalanches
On 4 and 5 February 2020, a pair of avalanches struck a highway in the district, leaving at least 41 people dead and 84 others injured.[10]
Composition
There are 20 neighbourhoods in Bahçesaray District:[11]
- Akyayla
- Altındere
- Altıntaş
- Arvas
- Bağcılar
- Çatbayır
- Cevizlibelen
- Çiçekli
- Çömlekçi
- Elmayaka
- Fekiye Teyran
- Güneyyamaç
- İslam
- Kaşıkçılar
- Paşaköy
- Şişli
- Ulubeyli
- Ünlüce
- Yaşlıkavak
- Yaylakonak
References
- ^ a b "Address-based population registration system (ADNKS) results dated 31 December 2022, Favorite Reports" (XLS). TÜİK. Retrieved 19 September 2023.
- ^ Adem Avcıkıran (2009). Kürtçe Anamnez Anamneza bi Kurmancî (PDF) (in Turkish and Kurdish). p. 57. Archived (PDF) from the original on 27 January 2020. Retrieved 17 December 2019.
- ^ Büyükşehir İlçe Belediyesi Archived 31 March 2013 at the Wayback Machine, Turkey Civil Administration Departments Inventory. Retrieved 19 September 2023.
- ^ "İl ve İlçe Yüz ölçümleri". General Directorate of Mapping. Retrieved 19 September 2023.
- ^ Sinclair, T. A. (1987). Eastern Turkey: An Architectural & Archaeological Survey, Volume I. Pindar Press. p. 234. ISBN 0907132324.
- ^ Sinclair, T. A. (1987), pp. 234–237
- ^ Sinclair, T. A. (1987), pp. 238–239
- ^ Aydın, Suavi; Verheij, Jelle (2012). Jorngerden, Joost; Verheij, Jelle (eds.). Social Relations in Ottoman Diyarbekir, 1870-1915. Brill. p. 27. ISBN 9789004225183.
- ^ Aydın, Suavi; Verheij, Jelle (2012). Jorngerden, Joost; Verheij, Jelle (eds.). Social Relations in Ottoman Diyarbekir, 1870-1915. Brill. p. 38. ISBN 9789004225183.
- ^ "Avalanche in Turkey wipes out rescue team; 38 dead overall". Associated Press. 5 February 2020. Archived from the original on 5 February 2020. Retrieved 5 February 2020.
- ^ Mahalle Archived 31 March 2013 at the Wayback Machine, Turkey Civil Administration Departments Inventory. Retrieved 19 September 2023.