Çaldıran, Van

Çaldıran
Çaldıran
Coordinates: 39°08′31″N 43°54′50″E / 39.14194°N 43.91389°E / 39.14194; 43.91389Coordinates: 39°08′31″N 43°54′50″E / 39.14194°N 43.91389°E / 39.14194; 43.91389
Country  Turkey
Province Van
Government
 • Mayors Faruk Demir (HDP)
Suna Atabay (HDP)
 • Kaymakam İbrahim Dündâr
Area[1]
 • District 1,587.22 km2 (612.83 sq mi)
Population (2012)[2]
 • Urban 14,361
 • District 67,329
 • District density 42/km2 (110/sq mi)
Post code 65750
Website www.caldiran.bel.tr
view from vehicle travelling through Çaldıran town

Çaldıran (Kurdish: Ebex‎) is a district and town in Van Province of Turkey. The mayor is Faruk Demir (BDP).


The town is in an earthquake prone area; 3,840 people were killed by a 7.2 magnitude earthquake in 1976.[3]

The lowest temperature recorded in Çaldıran is -46.4 °C on 9 January 1990 and It is also the lowest temperature recorded in Turkey.[4]

References

  1. ↑ "Area of regions (including lakes), km²". Regional Statistics Database. Turkish Statistical Institute. 2002. Retrieved 2013-03-05.
  2. ↑ "Population of province/district centers and towns/villages by districts - 2012". Address Based Population Registration System (ABPRS) Database. Turkish Statistical Institute. Retrieved 2013-02-27.
  3. ↑ Daha önce de büyük depremler yaşandı NTV 23 October 2011
  4. ↑ "Türkiye'de ve Dünyada Kaydedilen En Düşük ve En Yüksek Değerler".

See also


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