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Lake Van (lake) |
Coordinates: |
| Lat: 38 37 28 N degrees minutes |
Lat: 38.6246 decimal degrees |
| Long: 042 54 22 E degrees minutes |
Long: 42.9060 decimal degrees |
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Note: The second largest body of water in the Middle East, and the largest in Turkey, Lake Van lies near the border of Iran in eastern Anatolia. A salt water lake, it does support fishing or irrigation. Lake Van was formed by volcanic activity during the Pleistocene Epoch, when lava flow from the nearby Nemrut volcano blocked the lake's outlet to the Murat River. Artifacts have been found here from the Urartian culture whose capital was located here ca. 860 BCE. |
Names: |
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| Van Gölü (preferred,C,V,Turkish (transliterated),U,N)
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| Van Gölü (Turkish,U)
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| Van, Lake (C,O,English,U,N)
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| Lake Van (C,O,English-P,U,N)
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| Wan-See (C,O,German,U,N)
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| Wan (C,V)
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| Thospitis Limne (H,V)
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| Վանա լիճ (C,V,Armenian,U)
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| Θωσπῖτις λίμνη (H,V,Ancient Greek,U)
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Urartu .......... (former nation/state/empire) |
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(World, Asia) [7593986] |
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Van .......... (inhabited place) |
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(World, Asia, Turkey, Van province) [1086977] |
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Sources and Contributors: |
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| Θωσπῖτις λίμνη.......... |
[VP] |
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Pleiades (2006-) accessed 27 February 2020 |
| Thospitis Limne.......... |
[VP] |
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Pleiades (2006-) accessed 27 February 2020 |
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