Английская Википедия:Başkale

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Файл:Saint Bartholomew Armenian Monastery.JPG

Ruins of the Armenian Saint Bartholomew Monastery in Başkale. It was in use until the Armenian genocide

Başkale (Шаблон:Lang-ku, Шаблон:Lang-hy) is a municipality and district of Van Province, Turkey. Its area is 2,727 km², and its population is 44,168 (2022). 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.

Geography

Başkale is situated Шаблон:Convert west of the Turkey-Iran border. Шаблон:Convert of the national border is on the east and north-east of the Başkale district. Başkale shares district borders with Yüksekova District of Hakkari Province to the south, Saray and Özalp districts of Van Province to the north, and Gürpınar district of Van Province to the west.

Başkale is situated 2460 metres above sea level, in the valley of the Great Zab River (Zapsuyu), and the town stands on the eastern slope of the south-eastern Taurus Mountains. The majority of the Шаблон:Convert Başkale district is mountainous. The agricultural portion is only Шаблон:Convert, approximately 14% of the total area. Başkale is enclosed by Mount (Yiğit)/Haravil (3468 m) in the east, Mount Başkale/İspiriz (3668 m) in the west, and Mount Gökdağ (3604 m) in the south-east. The mountains of Mor, Haravil, Mengene and Çekvan are in the district of Başkale. Other geographical features in Başkale include the Karasu river, and the plateaus of Nebirnav, Kevçikan, Hanasor, Çekvan, Aşkitan (Ülya), Perihan, Meydan, Harinan, Terazın, Sülav, Medgezeren, Pistekan, Herevil-Şirez, Derevan, Derik, Bağarük, Düava and Mengen.

Demographics

According to Encyclopædia Britannica Eleventh Edition from 1911, the town included 10 thousand people, mostly consisting of Kurds but also 1.5 thousand Armenians and 1 thousand Jews.

Composition

There are 69 neighbourhoods in Başkale District: Шаблон:Div col

• Açıkağıl
• Akçalı
• Albayrak
• Aşağıküme
• Aşalan
• Atlılar
• Aydemir
• Azıklı
• Barış
• Belencik
• Beşocak
• Bilgeç
• Böğrüpek
• Bölekli
• Büklümdere
• Çakırdoğan
• Çaldıran
• Dereiçi
• Deringeçit
• Ekecek
• Erek
• Erkonağı
• Esenyamaç
• Eşmepınar
• Evbakan
• Gedikbaşı
• Gelenler
• Güleçler
• Güroluk
• Güvendik
• Hafiziye
• Hasanbey
• Ilıcak
• Işıklı
• Kaşkol
• Kavurgalı
• Keçilioba
• Kızılca
• Kocaköy
• Koçdağı
• Konuksayar
• Köprüağzı
• Kovalıpınar
• Mahmutabat
• Oğulveren
• Ömerdağı
• Öncüler
• Örencik
• Örenkale
• Örmetaş
• Ortayazı
• Ortayol
• Özpınar
• Saçan
• Sallıdere
• Savaş
• Sualtı
• Tahıl
• Tepebaşı
• Tınazlı
• Uğurlu
• Yanal
• Yavuzlar
• Yeni
• Yolmaçayır
• Yukarıdallı
• Yukarıdarıca
• Yukarıdikmen
• Yurttepe

Further reading

• Шаблон:Cite EB1911
• Шаблон:Cite web
• Шаблон:Cite web