Van vilayet described by source Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia
Administrative divisions
Sanjaks of the Vilayet:
Sanjak of Van (Van, Erciş, Çatak, Adilcevaz, Gevaş)
Sanjak of Hakkari (Başkale, Hakkâri, Özalp, Şemdinli, Yüksekova, Gürpınar)
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