Muradiye (, ) is a municipality and
district
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of
Van Province
Van Province (, , Armenian: Վանի մարզ) is a province and metropolitan municipality in the Eastern Anatolian region of Turkey, between Lake Van and the Iranian border. Its area is 20,921 km2, and its population is 1,128,749 (2022). ...
,
Turkey
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. Its area is 912 km
2, and its population is 45,718 (2022).
It is best known for its impressive waterfalls.
History
The tenth-century Byzantine text ''
De Administrando Imperio
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'' mentions "Perkri" belonging to King
Ashot I Bagratuni Ashot or Ashod () is an Armenian given name. Notable persons with the name include:
Kings of the Bagratuni dynasty
*Ashot Msaker (Ashot the Carnivorous) (died 826), Armenian prince
*Ashot I of Armenia (Ashot the Great, 820–890), ruled 885–890
...
at the beginning of the ninth century before being turned over to an Arab ruler, Abu'l-Ward. After the death of Ashot's son,
Smbat I
Smbat I (; 850–912/14), sometimes Smbat A Martyr () was the second king of the medieval Kingdom of Armenia of the Bagratuni dynasty, and son of Ashot I. He is the father of Ashot II (known as Ashot Yerkat) and Abas I.
Rule
Smbat I was cro ...
, another Arab ruler, Abu Sawada, took possession of Berkri.
Forced evacuations
The Muradiye district also experienced forced evacuations of some of its inhabitants as a consequence of the
Turkish-Kurdish conflict.
Government
Mehmet Ali Tunç was elected mayor in the local elections 2014. He was detained and a trustee was appointed instead in January 2017. In the
local elections
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Geography and transportation
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Arts, entertainment, and media
* ''Local'' (comics), a limited series comic book by Bria ...
in March 2019, Yılmaz Şalan from the
Peoples' Democratic Party (HDP) was elected mayor. On the 6 November 2019, Şalan was arrested due to charges relating to terrorism. The current
Kaymakam
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is Erkan Savar.
Composition
There are 48
neighbourhoods
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in Muradiye District:
* Açıkyol
* Adaklı
* Akbulak
* Akçaçay
* Alkasnak
* Aşağı Argıt
* Babacan
* Balaklı
* Beşparmak
* Beydağı
* Çakmak
* Çiçekli
* Dağören
* Devetaş
* Doğangün
* Dürükkaş
* Erişen
* Esenkoç
* Fatih
* Fevzi Çakmak
* Gönderme
* Görecek
* Güllüçimen
* Gültepe
* Gümüştepe
* Kandahar
* Karahan
* Karaoğlan
* Keçikıran
* Kemerköprü
* Kocasaban
* Köşkköy
* Kuşçu
* Otlakbaşı
* Ovapınar
* Sarımehmet
* Şehitmehmetbey
* Sürüyolu
* Tansu
* Topuzarpa
* Uluşar
* Ünseli
* Yakıncak
* Yalındüz
* Yavuz Selim
* Yenişehir
* Yukarı Argıt
* Yumaklı
Climate
The climate in Muradiye, with hot, dry summer, and cold, snowy winters, can be classified a
humid continental climate
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(
Köppen Köppen is a German surname. Notable people with the surname include:
* Bernd Köppen (1951–2014), German pianist and composer
* Carl Köppen (1833-1907), German military advisor in Meiji era Japan
* Edlef Köppen (1893–1939), German author ...
: ''Dsa'').
Education
In the early 2000s, there was reported a lack of teachers. Teachers were teaching more than 50 children per average.
Earthquake
In 1976 an earthquake occurred in Muradiye, Van, and caused the death of about 3,640 people and leaving 51,000 people homeless.
See also
*
1976 Çaldıran–Muradiye earthquake
References
Populated places in Van Province
Districts of Van Province
Metropolitan district municipalities in Turkey
Kurdish settlements in Turkey
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