Zernek

Zernek is a neighbourhood of the municipality and district of , , . Its population is 122. The village became part of the Ottoman Empire in the 16th century and was invaded by the Russian Empire during the First World War.
Wikipedia
  • Type: Village with 127 residents
  • Description: mahalle (administrative quarter) in Gürpınar, Van, eastern Turkey
  • Also known as: “Hamurkesen” and “Zerinak”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Zernek Dam.

Dam
is a rock-fill embankment dam on the Hoşap River, located near the village Zernek, 28 km southeast of in , . It was built between 1980 and 1988 and has an installed capacity of 5 MW. is situated 2½ km east of Zernek.

Zernek

Latitude
38.34685° or 38° 20′ 49″ north
Longitude
43.62934° or 43° 37′ 46″ east
Population
127
Elevation
1,951 metres (6,401 feet)
Open location code
8HC58JWH+PP
Open­Street­Map ID
node 1449289709
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­village
Geo­Names ID
6969400
Wiki­data ID
Q6672199
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Armenian to Yoruba—“Zernek” goes by many names.
  • Armenian: “Զեռնակ”
  • Basque: “Hamurkesen”
  • Catalan: “Hamurkesen”
  • Cebuano: “Hamurkesen”
  • Chechen: “ХӀамуркесен”
  • Czech: “Hamurkesen”
  • Danish: “Hamurkesen”
  • Dutch: “Hamurkesen”
  • Finnish: “Hamurkesen”
  • Galician: “Hamurkesen”
  • German: “Hamurkesen”
  • Irish: “Hamurkesen”
  • Italian: “Hamurkesen”
  • Kurdish: “Zernak”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Hamurkesen”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Hamurkesen”
  • Occitan (post 1500): “Hamurkesen”
  • Persian: “هامورکسن (وان)”
  • Persian: “هامورکسن”
  • Polish: “Hamurkesen”
  • Portuguese: “Hamurkesen”
  • Portuguese: “Zerneque”
  • Romanian: “Hamurkesen”
  • Scots: “Hamurkesen”
  • Slovak: “Hamurkesen”
  • Slovenian: “Hamurkesen”
  • Spanish: “Hamurkesen”
  • Swedish: “Hamurkesen”
  • Tagalog: “Hamurkesen”
  • Tatar: “Хамуркесен”
  • Turkish: “Hamurkesen, Gürpınar”
  • Turkish: “Hamurkesen”
  • Turkish: “Zernek, Gürpınar”
  • Vietnamese: “Hamurkesen, Gürpınar”
  • Vietnamese: “Hamurkesen”
  • Waray (Philippines): “Hamurkesen”
  • Yoruba: “Hamurkesen”
  • “Hamurkesen”

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