Van geodata
Van is a seat of a first-order administrative division; located in Turkey in Europe/Istanbul (GMT+3) time zone. With population of 371,713 people, there are 28 cities with bigger population in this country. Compared to other cities in Turkey, 52.9% of cities are located further ↑North; 98.3% of cities are located further ←West and 95.6% of cities have lower elevation than Van. Note1
Van on map:[1]
Van GPS coordinates[2]
38° 29' 40.452" North, 43° 22' 59.628" East
Map corner | latitude | longitude |
---|---|---|
Upper-left | 39.04278°, | 42.68011° |
Center: | 38.49457°, | 43.38323° |
Lower-right: | 37.94216°, | 44.08636° |
Map W x H: | 122.4×122.4 km | = 76.1×76.1mi |
max Lat: | 42.02683° ⇑52.9% North |
Van: | 38.49457° |
min Lat: | ⇓47.1% South 35.9025° |
min Long | Van | max Long |
25.90902° | 43.38323° | 44.60099° |
W 98.3%⇐ | ⇒1.7% E |
Elevation
Elevation of Van is 1708 m = 5604 ft, and this is 990.6 m = 3250 ft above average elevation for this country.
Max E: |
2682 m = 8799 ft | 4.4% |
Van | 1708 m 5604 ft | |
Avg. | 717.4 m = 2354 ft | |
Min E: |
0 m = 0 ft | 95.6% |
See also: Van elevation on elevation.city.
Geographical zone
Van is located in North temperate zone (between Tropic of Cancer and the Arctic Circle). Distance of this Northern Tropic circle is 1674.3 km =1040.4 mi to South.Distance of | km | miles | from Van |
---|---|---|---|
North Pole | 5726.9 | 3558.5 | to North |
Arctic Circle | 3121 | 1939.3 | to North |
Tropic Cancer | 1674.3 | 1040.4 | to South |
Equator | 4280.2 | 2659.6 | to South |
Nearby cities:
15 places around Van: (largest is in red/bold)
• Bahçesaray
65.6 km =40.8 mi, 231°
• Deliçay
65.9 km =40.9 mi, 7°
• Edremit
13.6 km =8.5 mi, 232°
• Erciş
59.1 km =36.7 mi, 358°
• Erçek
28.6 km =17.8 mi, 52°
• Gevaş
33.3 km =20.7 mi, 227°
• Göldüzü
47.5 km =29.5 mi, 318°
• Gürpınar
19.1 km =11.9 mi, 173°
• Güzelsu
41.6 km =25.8 mi, 119°
• Kırkgeçit
41.1 km =25.5 mi, 166°
• Muradiye
63.3 km =39.3 mi, 30°
• Sözveren
62 km =38.5 mi, 205°
• Timar
37.4 km =23.2 mi, 6°
• Çatak
61.8 km =38.4 mi, 207°
• Özalp
55.6 km =34.5 mi, 71°
Sources, notices
• [Note1] Compared only with cities in Turkey existing in our database
• [Src1] Map data: © OpenStreetMap contributors (CC-BY-SA)
• [Src2] Other city data from geonames.org with taken over terms of usage.
• [Src3] Geographical zone / Annual Mean Temperature by Robert A. Rohde @ Wikipedia