Middle East
Turkey
Van Province

Bostaniçi Gölü

Bostaniçi Gölü is a reservoir in , and has an elevation of 1,759 metres. Bostaniçi Gölü is situated nearby to the suburb , as well as near the locality .
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  • Type: Reservoir
  • Description: lake in Van Province, Turkey
  • Also known as: “Bostaniçi Göl” and “Bostanici Golu”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Van railway station.

Railway station
Photo: Babbsack, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is the main railway station in , . Up until July 2015, the Trans-Asia Express, from , , stopped at the station. The train would continue to the Van Pier, where passengers would travel to Tatvan via ferry, and the western half of the train would continue to .

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Toprakkale and Bostaniçi.

Locality
Photo: EvgenyGenkin, CC BY 2.5.
Rusahinili ", modern , is an ancient Urartian fortress built by Rusa I, located near the modern city of in eastern . The site has been excavated by archaeological teams from , the , and other countries.

Suburb
is a neighbourhood of the municipality and district of , , . Its population is 31,714. Before the 2013 reorganisation, it was a town in the central district of Van Province.

Town
is a municipality and district of , . Its area is 956 km2, and its population is 348,046. The district was created at the 2013 reorganisation from part of the former central district of Van, along with the new district .

Bostaniçi Gölü

Latitude
38.53359° or 38° 32′ 1″ north
Longitude
43.42218° or 43° 25′ 20″ east
Elevation
1,759 metres (5,771 feet)
Open location code
8HC5GCMC+CV
Open­Street­Map ID
way 15435864
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­water
Open­Street­Map feature
water=­reservoir
Geo­Names ID
320822
Wiki­data ID
Q34801507
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In Other Languages

From Armenian to Turkish—“Bostaniçi Gölü” goes by many names.
  • Armenian: “Սղգա լիճ”
  • Armenian: “Սղկա լիճ”
  • Cebuano: “Bostaniçi Gölü”
  • Turkish: “Bostaniçi Gölü”
  • Turkish: “Sihke Göleti”
  • Turkish: “Sikke Göleti”

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Şafak Mah. and Beyüzümü.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Van Entegre Katı Atık Enerji Tesisi and Saidi Nursi camisi.

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