Çaldıran
Located in Çaldıran İlçesi, Van Province Coordinates: 39°08′35″ N 43°54′38″ E
- Population
- 63,013
- 63K
- Elevation
- 2,050 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+03:00
- Europe/Istanbul · UTC+03:00
About Çaldıran
Çaldıran is a city. Location: Çaldıran İlçesi, Van Province. Population: 63,013. Elevation: 2,050 m.
Çaldıran (Kurdish: Ebex, Armenian: Աբաղա, romanized: Abaġa) is a municipality and district of Van Province, Turkey. Its area is 1,478 km2, and its population is 58,635 (2022). As mayor Leyla Atsak from the Peoples' Democratic Party (HDP) was elected in the local elections of March 2019. However Leyla Atsak was barred from holding office by the Supreme Election Board (YSK), despite being approved as a candidate by the YSK before the elections due to have being dismissed from public office in the past.
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At a glance
- Area
- 1,478 km²
Source: Wikidata
In comparison
- Most populous of 3 places in Çaldıran İlçesi
- Nearest larger town: Doğubeyazıt, 47 km N
- 8 sights and natural places within 10 km Abdalağa Deresi, Yağlı Dere
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Ziyaret Tepesi Mountain, Çaldıran İlçesi5.9 km SE
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Abdalağa Deresi River, Van Province4.2 km N
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Yağlı Dere River, Van Province4.9 km E
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Yanıktaş Deresi River, Van Province5 km NE
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Gülebakan Tepesi Mountain, Çaldıran İlçesi7.4 km S
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Kurt Tepesi Mountain, Çaldıran İlçesi8.8 km NE
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Köse Dağı Mountain, Çaldıran İlçesi9 km W
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Karasu Deresi River, Van Province6.8 km SE
Sources & licences
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