Lake Van

Summary

Lake Van is a salt lake^[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of salt_lake entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (403 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Lake Van is located in Van Province^[3].
• Lake Van is located in Bitlis Province^[4].
• Lake Van is in the country of Turkey^[5].
• Lake Van's image is recorded as Lakevanlandsat.jpeg^[6].
• Lake Van's instance of is recorded as salt lake^[7].
• Lake Van's instance of is recorded as tourist attraction^[8].
• Lake Van's instance of is recorded as soda lake^[9].
• Lake Van's instance of is recorded as tectonic lake^[10].
• Lake Van's inflows is recorded as Ankyusner^[11].
• Lake Van's inflows is recorded as Bendimahi Brook^[12].
• Lake Van's inflows is recorded as Garala^[13].
• Lake Van's inflows is recorded as Engil Brook^[14].
• Lake Van's inflows is recorded as Deliçay Brook^[15].
• Lake Van's inflows is recorded as Artske^[16].
• Lake Van's inflows is recorded as Artshesh^[17].
• Lake Van's inflows is recorded as Gayl^[18].
• Lake Van's basin country is recorded as Turkey^[19].
• Lake Van's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 237712718^[20].
• Lake Van's GND ID is recorded as 4078735-7^[21].
• Lake Van's Bibliothèque nationale de France ID is recorded as 122366475^[22].
• Lake Van's IdRef ID is recorded as 031079865^[23].
• Lake Van's Commons category is recorded as Lake Van^[24].
• Lake Van's OpenStreetMap relation ID is recorded as 36995^[25].
• Lake Van's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 38.633333333333, 'lon': 42.816666666667}^[26].
• Lake Van's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0cmfl^[27].

Body

Geography

Lake Van is in the country of Turkey^[5]. Located in include Van Province^[3], a province of Turkey^[28], in Turkey^[29] and Bitlis Province^[4], a province of Turkey^[30], in Turkey^[31].

Physical Characteristics

Lake Van's area is recorded as {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+3755'}^[32]. Its elevation above sea level is recorded as {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+1640'}^[33]. Its length is recorded as {'unit': 'Q828224', 'amount': '+120'}^[34].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include salt lake^[7], tourist attraction^[8], soda lake^[9], and tectonic lake^[10].

Why It Matters

Lake Van ranks in the top 4% of salt_lake entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (403 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[35] It is known by 43 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[36]