Çaldıran, Van Explained

Type:metro district
Çaldıran
Coordinates:39.1419°N 43.9139°W
Province:Van
Leader Party:AKP
Leader Name:Şefık Ensari
Area Total Km2:1478
Population Total:58635
Population As Of:2022
Postal Code:65970
Area Code:0432

Çaldıran (Kurdish: Ebex,[1]) is a municipality and district of Van Province, Turkey.[2] Its area is 1,478 km2,[3] and its population is 58,635 (2022).[4]

As mayor Leyla Atsak from the Peoples' Democratic Party (HDP) was elected in the local elections of March 2019.[5] 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.[6] Şefık Ensari from the Justice and Development Party (AKP) who came in second in the elections was given the mayorship instead. Hasan Hüsnü Türker became the kaymakam in August 2021.[7]

The town is in an earthquake prone area; 3,840 people were killed by a 7.2 magnitude earthquake in 1976.[8]

In the district was found an archaeological site of a former building on a hill 2000 m above sea level.[9]

Archaeology

In June 2022, Turkish-Mongolian archaeologists led by Ersel Çağlıtütuncigil announced the discovery of the ruins of a summer palace (caravanserai) thought to have been constructed by the Mongol Ilkhanate State ruler Hulagu Khan and decorated with swastika or "tamga" shaped roof tiles in the 1260s. Ceramic kilns, tricolor-glazed ceramics, bricks, glazed roof tiles, porcelain were also among the finds.[10] [11] [12]

Composition

There are 70 neighbourhoods in Çaldıran District:[13]

Climate

At 2050m (6,730feet) above sea level, Çaldıran has a humid continental climate, with Mediterranean influences (Dsb, according to the Köppen climate classification). Summers are mild and dry and winters are cold and snowy, with very low temperatures, due to its elevation. The lowest temperature recorded in Çaldıran is -46.4 °C on 9 January 1990 and It is also the lowest temperature recorded in Turkey.[14]

See also

Notes and References

  1. Book: Adem Avcıkıran. Kürtçe Anamnez Anamneza bi Kurmancî. 2009. 57. tr, ku. 17 December 2019.
  2. https://www.e-icisleri.gov.tr/Anasayfa/MulkiIdariBolumleri.aspx Büyükşehir İlçe Belediyesi
  3. Web site: İl ve İlçe Yüz ölçümleri. General Directorate of Mapping. 19 September 2023.
  4. Web site: Address-based population registration system (ADNKS) results dated 31 December 2022, Favorite Reports. 19 September 2023. TÜİK. en. XLS.
  5. Web site: Van Çaldıran Seçim Sonuçları - 31 Mart 2019 Yerel Seçimleri. www.sabah.com.tr. 2020-04-12.
  6. Web site: YSK bars dismissed public servants from serving as mayors - Turkey News. Hürriyet Daily News. en. 2020-04-12.
  7. Web site: Çaldıran Kaymakamı Hasan Hüsnü Türker. www.caldiran.gov.tr. 29 September 2023.
  8. http://www.ntvmsnbc.com/id/25291276/ Daha önce de büyük depremler yaşandı
  9. Web site: Castle-like structure discovered on hill in Van. Hürriyet Daily News. en. 2020-04-12.
  10. Web site: Agency . Anadolu . 2022-06-26 . Turkish, Mongolian scientists trace Ilkhanid palace in Turkey's Van . 2022-08-08 . Daily Sabah . en-US.
  11. Web site: Aton . Francesca . 2022-08-02 . Archaelogists Discovered 800-Year-Old Ancient Palace That May Have Belonged To Genghis Khan's Grandson . 2022-08-08 . ARTnews.com . en-US.
  12. Web site: Owen Jarus . 2022-07-22 . Archaeologists may have discovered the palace of Genghis Khan's grandson . 2022-08-08 . livescience.com . en.
  13. https://www.e-icisleri.gov.tr/Anasayfa/MulkiIdariBolumleri.aspx Mahalle
  14. Web site: Türkiye'de ve Dünyada Kaydedilen En Düşük ve En Yüksek Değerler .

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