Van Province

Van (, ) 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.European History in a World Perspective - Page 68 by Shepard Bancroft Clough 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

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 Other websites 

 Pictures of the capital of this province

Category:Provinces of Turkey
Category:Kurdistan
Category:Eastern Anatolia Region