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For detailed registration information please refer to Turkish pages. | |||||
| Location: It is located near the Fortress of Tuspha (Van) at the city center of Van. It became part of the city along with the enlargement of the city center. |
| Geography and Environment: It is delimited by the Industrial Bazaar to the north, and by a railway to the south. To the west, it extends inwards the Iskele Quarter, probably down to the bank of the Lake Van. It stretches for 1-1.5 km in the east-west direction, and a few kilometers in the north-south direction. |
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