Başkale district

Summary

Başkale district is a town^[1]. It ranks in the top 5% of town entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (19 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Başkale district is located in Van Province^[3].
• Başkale district is in the country of Turkey^[4].
• Başkale district's image is recorded as Van location Başkale.PNG^[5].
• Başkale district's continent is recorded as Asia^[6].
• Başkale district's instance of is recorded as town^[7].
• Başkale district's instance of is recorded as district of Turkey^[8].
• Başkale district's official language is recorded as Turkish^[9].
• Başkale district's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 243064596^[10].
• Başkale district's postal code is recorded as 65600^[11].
• Başkale district's licence plate code is recorded as 65^[12].
• Başkale district's OpenStreetMap relation ID is recorded as 1778014^[13].
• Başkale district's located in time zone is recorded as UTC+03:00^[14].
• Başkale district's located in time zone is recorded as time in Turkey^[15].
• Başkale district's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 38.04611111111111, 'lon': 44.015}^[16].
• Başkale district's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0763mw^[17].
• Başkale district's official website is recorded as http://www.baskale.gov.tr/^[18].
• Başkale district's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Başkale^[19].
• Başkale district's population is recorded as {'amount': '+52544'}^[20].
• Başkale district's described by source is recorded as Dictionary of Place Names in Armenia and Adjacent Areas^[21].
• Başkale district's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition^[22].
• Başkale district's described by source is recorded as Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia, vol. 1^[23].
• Başkale district's official name is recorded as {'lang': 'tr', 'text': 'Başkale'}^[24].
• Başkale district's GeoNames ID is recorded as 321940^[25].
• Başkale district's GeoNames ID is recorded as 8630841^[26].
• Başkale district's Pleiades ID is recorded as 705365883^[27].

Body

Geography

Başkale district is in the country of Turkey^[4]. It is located in Van Province^[3]. Its continent is recorded as Asia^[6].

Physical Characteristics

Başkale district's area is recorded as {'unit': 'Q25343', 'amount': '+2727'}^[28]. Elevations include {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+2320'}^[29] and {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+2350'}^[30]. Its population is recorded as {'amount': '+52544'}^[20].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include town^[7] and district of Turkey^[8].

Why It Matters

Başkale district ranks in the top 5% of town entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (19 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 16 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[31] It is known by 14 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[32]