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Gürpınar
CountryTurkey
ProvinceVan
Government
 • MayorFuat Yaşar Atan (SP)
 • KaymakamNurullah Kaya
Area
 • District4,130.30 km (1,594.72 sq mi)
Population
 • UrbanTemplate:Turkey district populations
 • DistrictTemplate:Turkey district populations
Post code65900
Websitewww.van-gurpinar.bel.tr

Gürpınar (Template:Lang-ku) is a district of Kurdish Van Province and 20 km (12 mi) south of the provincial capital Van. With an area of 4700 km Gürpınar is the largest district of Turkey. It has 72 villages and many places of historical interest. This Kurdish area speak Kurmanci.

Name

Its old name and Armenian name is "Hayots-tzor" (Template:Lang-hy, meaning Valley of the Armenians). The Kurdish name is "Payizava".

History

In Armenian mythology, Hayots Dzor meaning valley of the Armenians is the valley where the Armenian progenitor Hayk defeated the army of the invading Assyrian king Bel and constructed a fortress (Haykaberd) nearby.

In the Middle Ages, the area was the location of the Armenian kingdom of Vaspurakan, ruled by the Artsruni House of Armenian kings.


Historical places

References

  1. "Area of regions (including lakes), km²". Regional Statistics Database. Turkish Statistical Institute. 2002. Retrieved 2013-03-05.

External links

Gürpınar, Van in Van Province of Turkey
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