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  2. Lake Van - Wikipedia

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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 .

  3. Van, Turkey - Wikipedia

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    Van (Armenian: Վան; Kurdish: Wan [3]) is a city in eastern Turkey's Van Province, on the eastern shore of Lake Van. It is the capital and largest city of Van Province. Van has a long history as a major urban area.

  4. Eastern Anatolia region - Wikipedia

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    Lakes near Lake Van. Located in the Eastern Anatolia Region Aras and Kura rivers flooded the shed outside the territory of Turkey to the Caspian Sea. Euphrates, the Tigris and the Zab river waters are poured back onto the Persian Gulf Turkey outside.

  5. List of lakes of Turkey - Wikipedia

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    Lake Van: Van Gölü: 3755 km 2 ... Geography of Turkey; Regions of Turkey; Rivers of Turkey; Dams and reservoirs of Turkey; Turkish Lakes Region, in southwest ...

  6. Erciş - Wikipedia

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    Erciş (pronounced [eɾˈdʒiʃ]; Kurdish: Erdiş; [2] Armenian: Ականց, romanized: Akants, historically Արճեշ, Arjesh) is a municipality and district of Van Province, Turkey. [3] Its area is 2,133 km 2, [4] and its population is 171,000 (2022). [1] It is located at the northern end of Lake Van.

  7. Geography of Turkey - Wikipedia

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    Turkey's largest lake, Lake Van, is situated in the mountains at an elevation of 1,546 meters. The headwaters of three major rivers arise in the Anti-Taurus: the east-flowing Aras , which pours into the Caspian Sea ; the south-flowing Euphrates ; and the south-flowing Tigris , which eventually joins the Euphrates in Iraq before emptying into ...

  8. Mount Süphan - Wikipedia

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    Mount Süphan (Turkish: Süphan Dağı; Kurdish: Sîpanê Xelatê; Armenian: Սիփան, romanized: Sipan) is a stratovolcano located in eastern Turkey, immediately north of Lake Van. It is the second highest volcano in Turkey, with an elevation of 4,058 metres (13,314 feet), and has the third highest prominence of the Armenian Highlands ...

  9. Akdamar Island - Wikipedia

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    Geography; Location: Lake Van: Coordinates ... Girava Axtamarê [citation needed]), is the second largest of the four main islands in Lake Van, in eastern Turkey.