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Van, Turkey

Western Asia

Van is a city in eastern Turkey's Van Province, on the eastern shore of Lake Van. It is the capital and largest city of Van Province.

Facts
Population
530 1
Area (sq km)
1938 2
Elevation (m)
1730 2
Latitude
38.501944 degrees north 2
Longitude
43.416667 degrees east 2
Elevation Band
Mountain 3
Climate Zone
Continental 4
Time Zone
UTC+03:00 5
Sources
1. Van, Turkey (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia FoundationInfobox: population_urban
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530 574
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2. Van, Turkey (Wikidata)
  • P625 (coordinate location)
    latitude 38.501944, longitude 43.416667
  • P2044 (elevation above sea level)
    elevation 1730 m
  • P2046 (area)
    area 1938.0 sq km
  • In Group: Cities of Western Asia (World), Wikipedia infobox, country field
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3. OpenTopoData (SRTM 90 m): SRTM 90 m elevation at 38.5019,43.4167
OpenTopoData (SRTM 90 m)results elevation
Quote, results elevation
"elevation": 1758.0
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4. Koeppen-Geiger map (Kottek et al., University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna): World Map of the Koeppen-Geiger Climate Classification, present climate data
Koeppen-Geiger map (Kottek et al., University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna)Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell 38.75, 43.25
Quote, Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell 38.75, 43.25
38.75 43.25 Dsb
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5. IANA Time Zone Database: IANA Time Zone Database, europe zone file
IANA Time Zone DatabaseZone Europe/Istanbul; TR has this one zone in zone1970.tab
Quote, Zone Europe/Istanbul; TR has this one zone in zone1970.tab
Zone Europe/Istanbul 1:55:52 - LMT 1880 ... 2:00 EU EE%sT 2016 Sep 7 3:00 - %z
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Wikidata: Van, Turkey
Wikidata Q83061, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)View the Source
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