Van Pier railway station

Van Pier railway station is a railway station and in , . Situated on the eastern shore of , 5.8 km west of the city center, the station serves as a connection between modes of transport, with two slips carrying a total of seven tracks.
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  • Type: Railway station
  • Description: railway station in Van, Turkey
  • Also known as: “Van Isk”, “Van Iskelesi”, and “Van Wharf”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Van Castle and Van Museum.

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The Fortress of Van is a massive stone fortification built by the ancient kingdom of Urartu during the 9th to 7th centuries BC, and is the largest example of its kind. is situated 3 km southeast of Van Pier railway station.

Museum
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The or Urartu Museum is a museum located in the city of in eastern . It showcases on 13,000 m2 a large archaeological and ethnographic record of human life and cultural development in the region from eastern Anatolia’s Stone Age to the present. is situated 3½ km southeast of Van Pier railway station.

Mosque
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is situated 3 km southeast of Van Pier railway station.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Tuşba and Bardakçı.

Town
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is a municipality and district of , . Its area is 1,948 km2, and its population is 163,301. The district was created at the 2013 reorganisation from part of the former central district of Van, along with the new district . is situated 6 km east of Van Pier railway station.

Village
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is a village, which is situated 7 km northwest of Van Pier railway station.

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is a city in in Turkey. It's on the eastern shore of Lake near the border with Iran, so for Iranians it's an unlikely Reno, a holiday break from their restrictive theocracy.

Van Pier railway station

Latitude
38.51689° or 38° 31′ 1″ north
Longitude
43.30842° or 43° 18′ 30″ east
Elevation
1,647 metres (5,404 feet)
Operator
TCDD
Network
TR-railway
Open location code
8HC5G885+Q9
Open­Street­Map ID
node 602123192
Open­Street­Map feature
public_transport=­stop_position
Open­Street­Map feature
railway=­station
Geo­Names ID
298112
Wiki­data ID
Q48802985
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In Other Languages

From French to Turkish—“Van Pier railway station” goes by many names.
  • French: “Van İskele”
  • Japanese: “ヴァン埠頭駅”
  • Japanese: “タトワン埠頭駅”
  • Turkish: “Van İskele Tren İstasyonu”
  • Turkish: “Van İskelesi”

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