The location of Van with a population of approximately 400,00 is found 4 km from the southeast border of the mysterious Lake Van or Van Gölü at an altitude of 1,727m. Its predecessor, the old city of Van, Eski Van, was devastated during World War I and the few remains were destroyed by an earthquake [...]
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