Bahçesaray, Van Explained

Type:metro district
Bahçesaray
Coordinates:38.1286°N 42.8075°W
Province:Van
Leader Party:AKP
Leader Name:Meki Arvas[1]
Area Total Km2:426
Population Total:348046
Population As Of:2022
Postal Code:65710
Area Code:0432

Bahçesaray (Kurdish: Miks|script=Latn[2]) is municipality and district of Van Province, Turkey.[3] Its area is 426 km2,[4] and its population is 13,495 (2022).[5] It was a bucak in Pervari District of Siirt Province until 1964 and in Gevaş district of Van Province between 1964 and 1987. It is at a distance of from Van. The town is built on the banks of the Bahçesaray River.[6]

Etymology

The name comes from Persian, which means "the Garden Palace". Its former name was Müküs, derived from Armenian Mokkʿ (Armenian: Մոկք) region. The Kurdish Kurdish: Miks derives from the Armenian. The word "Mokk in classical Armenian language means: "the place of the magic". According to the legend, Amenap'rkich ("All-Saving") monastery that was nearby Moks, has the grave of a magician by name Gaspar. Probably name of "the place of the magic" or just "Mokk" is connected with this mysterious personality. But scientific sources say that in the Urartu era there existed the Moxene tribe and Moxoene, so the names Mokk' and Moks originated from this tribe's name.

History

The district corresponds to Historical Armenia's Mok Arandznak district, which was part of the greater province of Moxoene. The district has several ancient Armenian monasteries and churches.[7] The Aparank monastery is located in the vicinity of the town.[8]

In the 19th century Bahçesaray was the center of the Kurdish Emirate of Müküs,[9] until the emirate was defeated by the troops of Ottoman Empire in 1846.[10]

2020 avalanches

See main article: 2020 Van avalanches. On 4 and 5 February 2020, a pair of avalanches struck a highway in the district, leaving at least 41 people dead and 84 others injured.[11]

Composition

There are 20 neighbourhoods in Bahçesaray District:[12]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: BELEDİYE BAŞKANI MEKİ ARVAS GÖREVİNE BAŞLADI. . https://web.archive.org/web/20200128142525/http://www.bahcesaray.bel.tr/121-BELED%25C4%25B0YE-BA%25C5%259EKANI-MEK%25C4%25B0-ARVAS-g%25C3%2596REV%25C4%25B0NE-BA%25C5%259ELADI..html . dead . 28 January 2020 . 19 February 2020 . tr .
  2. Book: Adem Avcıkıran. Kürtçe Anamnez Anamneza bi Kurmancî. 2009. 57. tr, ku. 17 December 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20200127110405/http://tirsik.net/danegeh/pirtuk/ismail%20bulbul/anamneza%20bi%20kurmanc%C3%AE.pdf. 27 January 2020. live.
  3. https://www.e-icisleri.gov.tr/Anasayfa/MulkiIdariBolumleri.aspx Büyükşehir İlçe Belediyesi
  4. Web site: İl ve İlçe Yüz ölçümleri. General Directorate of Mapping. 19 September 2023.
  5. Web site: Address-based population registration system (ADNKS) results dated 31 December 2022, Favorite Reports. 19 September 2023. TÜİK. en. XLS.
  6. Book: Sinclair, T. A.. Eastern Turkey: An Architectural & Archaeological Survey, Volume I. 1987. Pindar Press. 0907132324. 234. en.
  7. Sinclair, T. A. (1987), pp. 234–237
  8. Sinclair, T. A. (1987), pp. 238–239
  9. Book: Aydın. Suavi. Social Relations in Ottoman Diyarbekir, 1870-1915. Verheij. Jelle. Brill. 2012. 9789004225183. Jorngerden. Joost. 27. Verheij. Jelle.
  10. Book: Aydın. Suavi. Social Relations in Ottoman Diyarbekir, 1870-1915. Verheij. Jelle. Brill. 2012. 9789004225183. Jorngerden. Joost. 38. Verheij. Jelle.
  11. News: Avalanche in Turkey wipes out rescue team; 38 dead overall . . 5 February 2020 . 5 February 2020 . en . https://web.archive.org/web/20200205214549/https://apnews.com/dbf663373d2f4a24a8b69eb0b8f23648 . 5 February 2020 . live .
  12. https://www.e-icisleri.gov.tr/Anasayfa/MulkiIdariBolumleri.aspx Mahalle

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