# Defense of Van

> act of self-defense by the Armenian population of Van against the armed forces of the Ottoman Empire

**Wikidata**: [Q5251450](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5251450)  
**Wikipedia**: [English](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Defense_of_Van_(1896))  
**Source**: https://4ort.xyz/entity/defense-of-van