Erciş
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Erciş
Արճեշ • Erdiş | |
|---|---|
District and municipality | |
 Erciş city center | |
 Map showing Erciş District in Van Province | |
  Erciş Location in Turkey | |
| Coordinates: 39°01′52″N 43°21′35″E / 39.03111°N 43.35972°E | |
| Country | Turkey |
| Province | Van |
| Area | 2,133 km2 (824 sq mi) |
| Population (2022)[1] | 171,000 |
| • Density | 80/km2 (210/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+3 (TRT) |
| Postal code | 65400 |
| Area code | 0432 |
| Website | www |
Erciş (pronounced [eɾˈdʒiʃ]; Kurdish: Erdiş;[2] Armenian: Ականց, romanized: Akants, historically Արճեշ, Arjesh) is a municipality and district of Van Province, Turkey.[3] Its area is 2,133 km2,[4] and its population is 171,000 (2022).[1] It is located at the northern end of Lake Van.
History of Artchesh
During
This small district served as the
From 18th century, because of the increase of level of Lake Van the old town (called Archesh) slowly disappeared. By the second half of the 19th century few traces of the buildings, churches and dwelling houses remained. After old Archesh/Erciş was flooded by water, the city was moved to north to a much higher place called Alada in 1841. There the new town was built called Akants (Նոր Արճեշ (Armenian pronunciation: [ɑɾtʃɛʃ], New Artchesh in Armenian and Erciş (Turkish pronunciation: [eɾdʒiʃ]) in Turkish).[7] While the new site inherited the old city's name and identity, as well as most of the population, some of the old site's residents moved out into the surrounding countryside instead and settled in villages such as Çelebibaği.[8] In 1890 64% of the population of the district was Armenian.
The Armenian population was wiped out during the
In July 1930 in Erçis occurred the Zilan Massacre in which the Turkish army massacred thousands of Kurds.[9]
The city was shaken by a major earthquake on 23 October 2011.[10]
Government
District Governor Nuri Mehmetbeyoğlu was appointed as a trustee for the Erçis municipality.[11]
Population
The total population of the district at the end of 2022 was 171,000.[1]
Geography
The district covers an area of 2,133 km² and is surrounded by Muradiye District to the east, Bitlis Province to the west, Ağrı Province on the north and by Lake Van on the south. There is a volcanic mountain and caldera called Mount Meydan in the district.
To the north of Erciş is a large, steep highland area known as the Ala Dağ (literally "mottled mountain"), which contains the tributaries of the
It is one of the most developed cities in eastern Turkey and it is the place where the
trees is widely seen in the city and surroundings.Climate
Erciş has a dry-summer continental climate (Köppen: Dsb/Dsa),[12] with hot, dry summers, and cold winters.
| Climate data for Erciş (1991–2020) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 1.1 (34.0) |
2.2 (36.0) |
7.2 (45.0) |
13.6 (56.5) |
19.5 (67.1) |
26.1 (79.0) |
30.7 (87.3) |
31.0 (87.8) |
25.8 (78.4) |
18.4 (65.1) |
10.2 (50.4) |
3.5 (38.3) |
15.8 (60.4) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | −5.0 (23.0) |
−4.1 (24.6) |
1.1 (34.0) |
7.2 (45.0) |
12.4 (54.3) |
17.8 (64.0) |
21.9 (71.4) |
21.7 (71.1) |
16.3 (61.3) |
10.0 (50.0) |
3.3 (37.9) |
−2.3 (27.9) |
8.4 (47.1) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −9.4 (15.1) |
−8.7 (16.3) |
−3.5 (25.7) |
2.0 (35.6) |
6.2 (43.2) |
10.0 (50.0) |
13.9 (57.0) |
13.6 (56.5) |
8.6 (47.5) |
4.0 (39.2) |
−1.5 (29.3) |
−6.3 (20.7) |
2.5 (36.5) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 32.42 (1.28) |
33.1 (1.30) |
51.16 (2.01) |
67.59 (2.66) |
52.87 (2.08) |
16.72 (0.66) |
8.99 (0.35) |
3.72 (0.15) |
12.91 (0.51) |
42.82 (1.69) |
39.95 (1.57) |
37.55 (1.48) |
399.8 (15.74) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm) | 6.1 | 6.1 | 8.3 | 10.2 | 9.2 | 3.9 | 2.3 | 1.8 | 2.7 | 6.1 | 5.6 | 6.6 | 68.9 |
| Average relative humidity (%)
|
66.6 | 65.9 | 64.6 | 61.8 | 59.7 | 53.2 | 49.6 | 50.6 | 55.2 | 63.9 | 64.4 | 67.2 | 60.2 |
| Source: NOAA[13] | |||||||||||||
Composition
There are 102
- Adnan Menderes
- Ağaçören
- Ağırkaya
- Akbaş
- Akçayuva
- Aksakal
- Alkanat
- Apdalmezrası
- Aşağıakçagedik
- Aşağıçökek
- Aşağıgöze
- Aşağıışıklı
- Aşağıkozluca
- Bayazıt
- Bayramlı
- Bozyaka
- Bucakönü
- Bulamaç
- Çakırbey
- Camikebir
- Çatakdibi
- Çataltepe
- Çelebibağı
- Çetintaş
- Çimen
- Çobandüzü
- Çubuklu
- Deliçay
- Derekent
- Derimevi
- Dinlence
- Doğancı
- Doluca
- Duracak
- Düvenci
- Ekiciler
- Ergücü
- Evbeyli
- Gedikdibi
- Gergili
- Gökoğlan
- Gölağzı
- Görüşlü
- Gözütok
- Gültepe
- Gümüşoluk
- Hacıkaş
- Hasanabdal
- Haydarbey
- Hocaali
- İkizçalı
- İşbaşı
- Kadirasker
- Karatavuk
- Kardoğan
- Karlıyayla
- Kasımbağı
- Kayaboyun
- Kekiksırtı
- Keklikova
- Kırkdeğirmen
- Kırkpınar
- Kışla
- Kızılören
- Kocapınar
- Koçköprü
- Köycük
- Latifiye
- Mağara
- Nişancı
- Örene
- Ortayayla
- Oyalı
- Payköy
- Pınarlı
- Sabanbüken
- Sahil Kent
- Salihiye
- Salmanağa
- Şehirpazar
- Şerefli
- Söğütlü
- Taşevler
- Taşkapı
- Taşlıçay
- Tekevler
- Tekler
- Topraklı
- Ulupamir
- Uncular
- Vanyolu
- Yalındam
- Yankıtepe
- Yeşilova
- Yetişen
- Yılanlı
- Yoldere
- Yöreli
- Yukarıakçagedik
- Yukarıçınarlı
- Yukarıışıklı
- Yünören
See also
- 2011 Van earthquake
- Zilan massacre
References
- ^ TÜİK. Retrieved 19 September 2023.
- ^ Adem Avcıkıran (2009). Kürtçe Anamnez Anamneza bi Kurmancî (PDF) (in Turkish and Kurdish). p. 57. Retrieved 17 December 2019.
- ^ Büyükşehir İlçe Belediyesi, Turkey Civil Administration Departments Inventory. Retrieved 19 September 2023.
- ^ "İl ve İlçe Yüz ölçümleri". General Directorate of Mapping. Retrieved 19 September 2023.
- ^ Baldwin, M.W., ed. (1969), A History of the Crusades, Volume I: The first hundred years, University of Wisconsin Press, p. 630
- ISBN 0907132324.
- ^ Tadevos Hakobyan, ՊԱՏՄԱԿԱՆ ՀԱՅԱՍՏԱՆԻ ՔԱՂԱՔՆԵՐԸ - ԱՐՃԵՇ (The cities of Historical Armenia - Archesh), Yerevan, 1987.
- ^ ISBN 0-907132-32-4. Retrieved 20 May 2022.
- ^ Refugees, United Nations High Commissioner for. "Refworld | Freedom of the Press 2010 - Turkey". Refworld. Retrieved 2020-03-03.
- ^ Güney, D. "Van earthquakes (23 October 2011 and 9 November 2011) and performance of masonry and adobe structures" (PDF). Natural Hazards and Earth System Sciences. Retrieved 1 March 2020.
- ^ "Trustees appointed to four HDP municipalities in Turkey's southeast - Turkey News". Hürriyet Daily News. Retrieved 2020-03-03.
- ^ "Table 1 Overview of the Köppen-Geiger climate classes including the defining criteria". Nature: Scientific Data.
- ^ "World Meteorological Organization Climate Normals for 1991-2020 — Erciş". National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Retrieved January 15, 2024.
- ^ Mahalle, Turkey Civil Administration Departments Inventory. Retrieved 19 September 2023.
External links
- Erciş municipality
- Erciş district
- . New International Encyclopedia. 1905.