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Lake Van

Lake Van (Turkish: Van Gölü; Armenian: Վանա լիճ, romanized: Vana lič; Kurdish: Gola Wanê) is the largest lake in Turkey. It lies in the Eastern Anatolia region of Turkey in the provinces of Van and Bitlis, in the Armenian highlands. It is a saline soda lake, receiving water from many small streams that descend from the surrounding mountains. It is one of…

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Location
Armenian highlands West Asia
Average depth
171 m (561 ft)
Basin countries
Turkey
Catchment area
12,500 km2 (4,800 sq mi)
Islands
Akdamar, Çarpanak (Ktuts), Adır (Lim), Kuş (Arter)
Max. depth
451 m (1,480 ft)

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Hydrology and chemistry

Geology

Climate

Ecology

Monster myth

History

Architecture

Transportation

Sports

Islands and nearby lakes

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Lake Van

Nodes160
Edges159
Triples188
Avg. degree1.99
Density0.0125
Components1

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Lake Van

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related to Eastern Roman Empire · 23
Lake Van → Alp Arslan, Armenia, Armenian-Byzantine, August, Battle, By, Byzantine, Constantinople, Despite, Diogenes, Eastern Roman Empire, Emperor Romanus IV Diogenes, Euphrates, In, Isfahan, Manzikert, Medieval Greek, Seljuk, The Greek-speaking Byzantines, Thospitis
related to Architecture · 19
Lake Van → Aghtamar, Ahlat, Akdamar Island, Armenian, Arter, Cathedral, Holy Cross, Ktuts, Lim, Local, Narekavank, Near, Surb Khach, The, The Ahlatshahs, UNESCO's World Heritage List, Van Fortress, Varagavank, Vaspurakan
related to Ottoman Empire · 14
Lake Van → April, Following, Hijri, Ilkhanate Mongols, Lake Van Monster, Ottoman Empire, Reports, Rum, Saadet Gazetesi, Safavid Iran, Seljuq-ruled Sultanate, Shaban, Sultan Abdul Hamid II, Sultan Selim
related to Ecology · 13
Lake Van → After, Alburnus, Cladocera, Copepoda, Cyprinid, In, In May, June, Oxynoemacheilus, Pearl Mullet, Prior, Rotatoria, Turkish
related to Islands · 13
Lake Van → Adır, Adır Island, Akdamar, Akdamar Island, Armenian, Each, Holy Cross Cathedral, Island, Ktuts Monastery, Kuş, Kuş Island, Lim Monastery, The
related to Geology · 12
Lake Van → Bitlis Massif, Dominating, Earth's, Eastern Anatolia, Karlıova, Mount Nemrut, Mount Süphan, Neogene, Quaternary, The, There, This
related to Seljuk Empire · 12
Lake Van → Ahlat, Alp Arslan, Ayyubid, Byzantine, Kutbî, Seljuq Empire, Shah-Armens, Sökmen, Sökmenler, The, The Ahlatshahs, Turcoman
related to Transportation · 11
Lake Van → CENTO, In December, In May, Iran, It, Tatvan, The, This, Turkey, Turkish State Railways, Van
related to history · 9
Lake Van → In, The, Tushpa, Urartian, Urartu, Van, Van Castle, Van Yüzüncü Yil University, Van's
related to Nearby Lakes · 9
Lake Van → Lake Aygır, Lake Batmış, Lake Erçek, Lake Nazik, Lake Nemrut, Lake Süphan, Lake Turna, Large, Van Province

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SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
Lake VanAverage depth171 m (561 ft)1.00infobox
Lake VanBasin countriesTurkey1.00infobox
Lake VanCatchment area12,500 km2 (4,800 sq mi)1.00infobox
Lake VanCoordinates.mw-parser-output .geo-default,.mw-parser-output .geo-dms,.mw-parser-output .geo-dec{display:inline}.mw-parser-output .geo-nondefault,.mw-parser-output .geo-multi-punct,.mw-pars…1.00infobox
Lake VanIslandsAkdamar, Çarpanak (Ktuts), Adır (Lim), Kuş (Arter)1.00infobox
Lake VanLocationArmenian highlands West Asia1.00infobox
Lake VanMax. depth451 m (1,480 ft)1.00infobox
Lake VanMax. length119 km (74 mi)1.00infobox
Lake VanPrimary inflowsKarasu, Hoşap, Bendimahi, Zilan and Yeniköprü streams1.00infobox
Lake VanPrimary outflowsnone1.00infobox
Lake VanSettlementsVan, Tatvan, Ahlat, Adilcevaz, Erciş1.00infobox
Lake VanShore length1430 km (270 mi)1.00infobox
Lake VanSurface area3,755 km2 (1,450 sq mi)1.00infobox
Lake VanSurface elevation1,640 m (5,380 ft)1.00infobox
Lake VanTypeTectonic lake, saline lake1.00infobox
Lake VanWater volume642.1 km3 (154.0 cu mi)1.00infobox

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