Başkale
District and municipality in Van, Turkey / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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For the village, see Başkale, Narman.
Başkale (Kurdish: Elbak,[3] Armenian: Ադամակերտ, romanized: Adamakert) is a municipality and district of Van Province, Turkey.[4] Its area is 2,727 km2,[5] and its population is 44,168 (2022).[1] The municipality Başkale was established in 1937. In the local elections of March 2019 Erkan Acar from the Peoples' Democratic Party (HDP) was elected mayor.[6]
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Başkale | |
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District and municipality | |
Coordinates: 38°02′51″N 44°00′54″E | |
Country | Turkey |
Province | Van |
Area | 2,727 km2 (1,053 sq mi) |
Population (2022)[1] | 44,168 |
• Density | 16/km2 (42/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+3 (TRT) |
Postal code | 65600 |
Area code | 0432 |
Website | www |
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