VAN

Van · TÜRKIYE (TR) · 38.49°N / 43.38°E

ADM1 · ID GeoNames 298,117

Van is a city in Türkiye with a population of 525,016. It sits at 38.49/43.38, runs on Europe/Istanbul, is 13 km from Edremit.

Population 525,016

Place Type Regional Capital

Elevation n/a

Timezone Europe/Istanbul

All facts

fields

Country: Türkiye
Subdivision: Van
Coords: 38.49°N / 43.38°E
UTC offset: +3
DST: Observed

Proximity

nearest 10 · within 50 km

SW Edremit Van 7,464 13.6 km

S Gürpınar Van 0 19.1 km

NE Erçek Van 0 28.6 km

SW Gevaş Van 11,879 33.3 km

N Timar Van 0 37.3 km

S Kırkgeçit Van 0 41.0 km

SE Güzelsu Van 0 41.7 km

NW Kavuştuk Bitlis 952 44.9 km

S Bilgi Van 1,100 45.5 km

NW Akçıra Bitlis 1,018 46.7 km

Air access

nearby

VAN

Van Ferit Melen Airport

Medium airport

0.0 km

FAQ

9 questions

What is the population of Van?: 525,016 people, per GeoNames.
Which timezone is Van in?: Europe/Istanbul.
Which country is Van in?: Türkiye (TR).
Which airport serves Van?: Van Ferit Melen Airport (VAN).
How far is Van from Ankara?: About 920 km.
Does Van have a university?: Not on record.
What currency is used in Türkiye?: Turkish Lira.
How many cities are in Türkiye?: 3,855 on record.
Which admin region is Van in?: Van.

Get this page as JSON

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$ curl https://api.cityapi.org/v1/cities/298117

{
  "data": {
    "id": 298117,
    "name": "Van",
    "ascii_name": "Van",
    "country_code": "TR",
    "population": 525016,
    "elevation": null,
    "timezone_id": "Europe/Istanbul",
    "feature_class": "P",
    "feature_code": "PPLA",
    "latitude": 38.49457,
    "longitude": 43.38323
  }
}

Context

comparatives

70.3x the population of Edremit.
13 km from Edremit.
Same timezone (Europe/Istanbul) as 3,853 other cities in Türkiye.