Başkale district

Summary

Başkale district is a town^[1]. It ranks in the top 5% of town entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (107 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Başkale district is located in Van Province^[3].
• Başkale district is in the country of Turkey^[4].
• Başkale district is on the continent of Asia^[5].
• Başkale district's instance of is recorded as town^[6].
• Başkale district's instance of is recorded as district of Turkey^[7].
• Başkale district's official language is recorded as Turkish^[8].
• Başkale district's postal code is recorded as 65600^[9].
• Başkale district's licence plate code is recorded as 65^[10].
• Başkale district's located in time zone is recorded as UTC+03:00^[11].
• Başkale district's located in time zone is recorded as time in Turkey^[12].
• Başkale district's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 38.04611111111111, 'lon': 44.015}^[13].
• Başkale district's official website is recorded as http://www.baskale.gov.tr/^[14].
• Başkale district's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Başkale^[15].
• Başkale district has a population of {'amount': '+52544'}^[16].
• Başkale district's described by source is recorded as Dictionary of Place Names in Armenia and Adjacent Areas^[17].
• Başkale district's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition^[18].
• Başkale district's described by source is recorded as Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia, vol. 1^[19].
• Başkale district's official name is recorded as {'lang': 'tr', 'text': 'Başkale'}^[20].
• Başkale district's native label is recorded as {'lang': 'tr', 'text': 'Başkale'}^[21].
• Başkale district sits at an elevation of {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+2320'}^[22].
• Başkale district sits at an elevation of {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+2350'}^[23].
• Başkale district covers an area of {'unit': 'Q25343', 'amount': '+2727'}^[24].
• Başkale district's urban population is recorded as {'amount': '+16418'}^[25].
• Başkale district's urban population is recorded as {'amount': '+14114'}^[26].
• Başkale district's urban population is recorded as {'amount': '+15910'}^[27].

Body

Geography

Başkale district is in the country of Turkey^[4]. It is located in Van Province^[3]. It is on the continent of Asia^[5].

Physical Characteristics

Başkale district covers an area of {'unit': 'Q25343', 'amount': '+2727'}^[24]. Elevations include {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+2320'}^[22] and {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+2350'}^[23]. It has a population of {'amount': '+52544'}^[16].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include town^[6] and district of Turkey^[7].

Why It Matters

Başkale district ranks in the top 5% of town entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (107 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 16 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[28] It is known by 23 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[29]