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About Bahçesaray
Bahçesaray (Armenian: Մոկս, romanized: Moks, Kurdish: Miks) is municipality and district of Van Province, Turkey. Its area is 426 km2, and its population is 13,495 (2022). 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 110 kilometres (68 mi) from Van.
From the Wikipedia article Bahçesaray, Van (this version), under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Churches and places of worship7
Healthcare2
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. The Aparank monastery is located in the vicinity of the town.
In the 19th century Bahçesaray was the center of the Kurdish Emirate of Miks, until the emirate was defeated by troops of the Ottoman Empire in 1846.
From the History section of Bahçesaray, Van on Wikipedia, under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Map of Bahçesaray
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Getting there and nearby towns
Van Ferit Melen International Airport (VAN) is the nearest airport with scheduled flights listed in OpenStreetMap, 60 km away.
- Gümüşören 16 km southwest, about 16 min by car
- Beğendik 21 km southwest, about 21 min by car
- Gevaş 32 km northeast, about 32 min by car
- Hizan 35 km west, about 35 min by car
- Edremit 52 km northeast, about 52 min by car
- Tatvan 61 km northwest, about 1 h by car
- Van 66 km northeast, about 1 h by car
- Bitlis 68 km northwest, about 1 h 15 min by car
- Ahlat 75 km north, about 1 h 15 min by car
- Siirt 78 km west, about 1 h 15 min by car
Drive times are estimates from straight-line distance, not routes.
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Sources and licences
- GeoNames (CC BY 4.0): population, coordinates, regions and time zone
- OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL 1.0): places, airports, map data
- Wikidata (CC0 1.0): elevation, founding date, time zone, website
- Wikimedia Commons (see each image): photos
- Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0): overview and history text
Photo credits
- Van districts, No machine-readable author provided. Rarelibra assumed (based on copyright claims)., Public domain
- Bahcesaray mosque, Tadeáš Gregor, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Bahcesaray center, Tadeáš Gregor, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Ihtiyarsahap from Bahcesaray, Tadeáš Gregor, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Bahcesaray jandarma, Tadeáš Gregor, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Bahcesaray school, Tadeáš Gregor, CC BY-SA 4.0
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