Why visit Başkale
Townapedia lists 1 park or trail and 1 place to stay in and around town.
Weather in Başkale
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About Başkale
Başkale (Kurdish: Elbak, Armenian: Ադամակերտ, romanized: Adamakert) is a municipality and district of Van Province, Turkey. Its area is 2,727 km2, and its population is 44,168 (2022). The municipality Başkale was established in 1937. In the local elections of March 2019 Erkan Acar from the Peoples' Democratic Party (HDP) was elected mayor.
From the Wikipedia article Başkale (this version), under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Parks, trails and playgrounds1
Where to stay1
Churches and places of worship13
1 more on the map.
Schools, colleges and libraries2
Healthcare5
Map of Başkale
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Getting there and nearby towns
Hakkari Yüksekova Airport (YKO) is the nearest airport with scheduled flights listed in OpenStreetMap, 58 km away.
- Elaçmaz 47 km north, about 47 min by car
- Kırıkdağ 55 km south, about 55 min by car
- Hakkâri 58 km southwest, about 58 min by car
- Yüksekova 58 km southeast, about 58 min by car
- Tāzeh Shahr 61 km east, about 1 h by car
- Haftvān 66 km east, about 1 h by car
- Salmās 68 km east, about 1 h 15 min by car
- Özalp 68 km north, about 1 h 15 min by car
- Van 75 km northwest, about 1 h 15 min by car
- Gevaş 85 km west, about 1 h 30 min by car
Drive times are estimates from straight-line distance, not routes.
Local news
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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
- Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0): overview and history text
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