What is the population of Gevaş, Van?

Gevaş has a population of approximately 26,918 according to the latest available open data.

Where is Gevaş, Van located?

Gevaş is located in Van, Türkiye, at approximate coordinates 38.2953°, 43.1083°.

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Gevaş

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Gevaş

Total population

26,918

Elevation1685 m

Land area1544 km²

Coordinates38.30°, 43.11°

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City facts

Elevation

1685 m

Area

1544 km²

Official website

www.gevas.bel.tr

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Overview

Gevaş is a municipality and district of Van Province, Turkey. Its area is 1,544 km2, and its population is 26,918 (2022). In the last elections of March 2019, Murat Sezer from the Justice and Development Party (AKP) was elected Mayor. As Kaymakam, Hamit Genç was appointed by President Recep Tayyip Erdoĝan in July 2019.

History & geography

History

Historically, Gevaş was for some time the main town of the Armenian kingdom of Vaspurakan and later between the 14th and 15th centuries the centre of a small Kurdish emirate. In their time the settlement had moved nearer to the lake. a mosque built before 1446 (restoration in that year), the tomb of Sheikh Ibrahim, father of Halime Hatun as well as the ruins of an Armenian church in Ili, probably built after 941 and an Armenian Church/monastery on Kuş Island west of Aghtamar Island.

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Geography

Latitude

38.2953

Longitude

43.1083

Water area

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Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Climate

Air quality

Walkability

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Wildlife & biodiversity

Earthquake history

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Sights & places nearby

Notable people from here

Nearby places in Van

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Geography & sun

Avg solar (kWh/m²/day)

4.96

Annual solar (kWh/m²)

1,810

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

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Public attention

Wikipedia views (last 30 days)

165

Avg daily Wikipedia views

Attention level

Obscure

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Books about Gevaş

Dance Anecdotes

Mindy Aloff · 2006

Out of hand

Ronald T. Labaco · 2013

Atlas of cardiovascular magnetic resonance imaging

Christopher M. Kramer · 2010

Search results from Open Library.

Recent natural events nearby

Ground air-quality sensors

Recently spotted species

Fritillaria imperialis

Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).

Events

Gallery

Sources

• Wikipedia
• Wikidata
• iNaturalist
• Open-Meteo / sunrise-sunset.org
• Wikipedia Pageviews API
• Open Library
• Wikidata SPARQL (CC0) — population, area, elevation, inception, head of government, Commons image