Siege of Van

Summary

Siege of Van is a siege^[1]. It ranks in the top 6% of siege entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (573 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Siege of Van is in the country of Ottoman Empire^[3].
• Siege of Van's instance of is recorded as siege^[4].
• Siege of Van's instance of is recorded as battle^[5].
• Siege of Van's instance of is recorded as rebellion^[6].
• Siege of Van is associated with the Armenian national movement movement^[7].
• Siege of Van took place at Van^[8].
• Siege of Van is part of Caucasus campaign^[9].
• Siege of Van's Commons category is recorded as Siege of Van^[10].
• Siege of Van began on April 19, 1915^[11].
• Siege of Van ended on May 17, 1915^[12].
• Siege of Van's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 38.494166666667, 'lon': 43.38}^[13].
• Siege of Van's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 38.501944444444, 'lon': 43.416666666667}^[14].
• A participant in Siege of Van was Modern Ottoman Army^[15].
• Among those involved in Siege of Van was Armenian fedayees^[16].
• Among those involved in Siege of Van was Imperial Russian Army^[17].
• Among those involved in Siege of Van was Armenian volunteer units^[18].
• Siege of Van's facet of is recorded as Armenian resistance during the Armenian genocide^[19].
• Siege of Van's described by source is recorded as Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia^[20].

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When and Where

Siege of Van began on April 19, 1915^[11]. It ended on May 17, 1915^[12]. It took place at Van^[8]. It is in the country of Ottoman Empire^[3].

Context

Siege of Van is part of Caucasus campaign^[9]. Recorded instance of include siege^[4], battle^[5], and rebellion^[6].

Participants

Recorded participant include Modern Ottoman Army^[15], Armenian fedayees^[16], Imperial Russian Army^[17], and Armenian volunteer units^[18].

Why It Matters

Siege of Van ranks in the top 6% of siege entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (573 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 15 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[21]