Özalp
| Özalp | ||||
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 A view of the Özalp district |
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| Basic data | ||||
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| Province (il) : | Van | |||
| Coordinates : | 38 ° 39 ' N , 43 ° 59' E | |||
| Height : | 2100 m | |||
| Surface: | 1,430 km² | |||
| Telephone code : | (+90) 432 | |||
| Postal code : | 65 800 | |||
| License plate : | 65 | |||
| Structure and administration (status: 2018) | ||||
| Mayor : | Ferhat Vardar | |||
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| Özalp district | ||||
| Residents : | 66,495 (2017) | |||
| Kaymakam : | Ferhat Vardar | |||
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Özalp (until 1928 Kargalı , Kurdish : Qerqelî ) is a former district in the eastern Anatolian city of Van with the rank of a municipality ( Belediye ). It lies in the east of the province and is bounded in the east by the state border with Iran . Otherwise, the municipalities Çaldıran, Muradiye, İpekyolu, Gürpınar and Saray in the north form the internal borders counterclockwise. The community consists of 57 districts ( Mahalle ), which were villages ( Köy ) before the administrative reform . It is named after the military and politician Kâzım Özalp .
The place became known through the " Muğlalı Incident " massacre of over thirty Kurdish smugglers during World War II.
geography
The community is on average 2100 m high. The highest mountain is the Pir Reşit at 3200 meters, followed by the Hızırbaba Dağı (3010 m) and İsabey Dağı (3000 m). Other high mountains are: Nezarabat (2950 m), Beyazitağa Dağı (2880 m), Ahta dağı (2810 m), Kuruhayal Dağı (2700 m), Mir Ömer Dağı (2700 m), Seydo Dağı (2675 m), Ziyaret Dağı ( 2670 m) and Melek Dağı (2560 m).
climate
The climate is continental : the temperatures fluctuate between −35 ° C and +35 ° C over the year. The winters are long and cold, the summers dry.
traffic
The municipality of Özalp is located on the Van – Tabriz railway line , the only railway connection between Iran and Turkey, and has a train station at 76.6 km .
Individual evidence
- ↑ Nufusu.com , accessed November 11, 2018
