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District and municipality in Van, Turkey From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
İpekyolu is a municipality and district of Van Province, Turkey.[2] Its area is 956 km2,[3] and its population is 348,046 (2022).[1] The district İpekyolu was created at the 2013 reorganisation from part of the former central district of Van, along with the new district Tuşba.[4][5] It covers the central and eastern part of the agglomeration of Van and the adjacent countryside. The name İpekyolu means Silk Road; Van was an important stop on the Silk Road.
İpekyolu | |
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District and municipality | |
Coordinates: 38.4658°N 43.3431°E | |
Country | Turkey |
Province | Van |
Area | 956 km2 (369 sq mi) |
Population (2022)[1] | 348,046 |
• Density | 360/km2 (940/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+3 (TRT) |
Area code | 0432 |
Website | www |
On 30 March 2014, Aygül Bidav from the Peace and Democracy Party (BDP) was elected the first mayor of İpekyolu.[6] But a trustee was appointed on the 11 September 2016.[7] In the local elections in March 2019 Azim Yacan from the Peoples Democratic Party (HDP) became Mayor.[8] Following Şehzade Kurt was elected Co-Mayor of İpekyolu. In November 2019, Yacan and Kurt were arrested accused of being a member of a terrorist organization and a trustee was appointed.[9] The current District Governor is Sinan Aslan.[10]
There are 51 neighbourhoods in İpekyolu District:[11]
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