Baskale

Baskale
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Bartholomew's Monastery in Başkale district
Basic data
Province (il) :	Van
Coordinates :	38 ° 3 '  N , 44 ° 1'  E Coordinates: 38 ° 2 '51 "  N , 44 ° 0' 54"  E
Height :	2400  m
Telephone code :	(+90) 432
Postal code :	65 600
License plate :	65
Structure and administration (status: 2018)
Mayor :	Asim Solak
Website:	www.baskale.bel.tr
Başkale County
Residents :	51,973 (2017)
Surface:	2,727 km²
Population density :	19 inhabitants per km²
Kaymakam :	Asim Solak
Website (Kaymakam):	www.baskale.gov.tr

Başkale ( Turkish for main castle ; Armenian Ադամակերտ Adamakert , Kurdish Elbak ) is a former district in the eastern Anatolian city ​​of Van with the rank of a municipality ( Belediye ). Başkale is located in the southeast of the province, bordering Hakkâri Province to the south and Iran to the east. The community consists of 66 districts ( Mahalle ), which were villages ( Köy ) before the administrative reform . It is located at the foot of the İspiriz mountain (3668 m).

The Armenian Holy Cross Monastery of Soradir and the Saint Bartholomew Monastery , which was converted into a military training area after the genocide of the Armenians in 1915, are located in the district.

Personalities

• Ferzende Kaya , journalist and writer

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Nufusu.com , accessed November 11, 2018
2. ^ The Condition of the Armenian Historical Monuments in Turkey .