Erciş

district and town in Van Province, Turkey
Place town Q695365
Erciş
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Erciş

Summary

Erciş is a town[1]. Erciş ranks in the top 5% of town entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (161 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Erciş is located in Van Province[3].
  • Erciş is in the country of Turkey[4].
  • Erciş's instance of is recorded as town[5].
  • Erciş's postal code is recorded as 65400[6].
  • Erciş's Commons category is recorded as Erciş[7].
  • Erciş's located in time zone is recorded as UTC+03:00[8].
  • Erciş's located in time zone is recorded as time in Turkey[9].
  • Erciş's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 39.031111111111, 'lon': 43.359722222222}[10].
  • Erciş's official website is recorded as http://ercis.bel.tr/[11].
  • Erciş's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Erciş[12].
  • Erciş has a population of {'amount': '+173313'}[13].
  • Erciş's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[14].
  • Erciş's described by source is recorded as Dictionary of Place Names in Armenia and Adjacent Areas[15].
  • Erciş's described by source is recorded as New International Encyclopedia[16].
  • Erciş's described by source is recorded as Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia, vol. 1[17].
  • Erciş's category for people born here is recorded as Q23055270[18].
  • Erciş's name in kana is recorded as エルジシュ[19].
  • Erciş sits at an elevation of {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+1691'}[20].
  • Erciş covers an area of {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+2133'}[21].
  • Erciş's urban population is recorded as {'amount': '+40481'}[22].
  • Erciş's urban population is recorded as {'amount': '+70881'}[23].
  • Erciş's urban population is recorded as {'amount': '+77464'}[24].
  • Erciş's urban population is recorded as {'amount': '+73733'}[25].
  • Erciş's urban population is recorded as {'amount': '+74858'}[26].
  • Erciş's urban population is recorded as {'amount': '+77065'}[27].

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Geography

Erciş is in the country of Turkey[4]. Erciş is located in Van Province[3].

Physical Characteristics

Erciş covers an area of {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+2133'}[21]. Erciş sits at an elevation of {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+1691'}[20]. Erciş has a population of {'amount': '+173313'}[13].

Designation and Status

Erciş's instance of is recorded as town[5].

Why It Matters

Erciş ranks in the top 5% of town entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (161 views/month).[2] Erciş has Wikipedia articles in 20 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] Erciş is known by 11 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] . statoids.com. statoids.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [3] . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . lexpera.com.tr. lexpera.com.tr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . lexpera.com.tr. lexpera.com.tr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [29] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 16d ago · RVA2869 · 2026-08-04 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Country Turkey, Qara Qoyunlu
    Country
    Area {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+2133'}
    Located in
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    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/45396|batch #45396]]: redundant value, already present at higher administrative level"
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