Caldiran (District), Van
As mayor Leyla Atsak from the Peoples' Democratic Party (HDP) was elected in the local elections of March 2019. However Leyla Atsak was barred from holding office by the Supreme Election Board (YSK), despite being approved as a candidate by the YSK before the elections due to have being dismissed from public office in the past. Şefık Ensari from the Justice and Development Party (AKP) who came in second in the elections was given the mayorship instead. Hasan Hüsnü Türker became the kaymakam in August 2021.
The town is in an earthquake prone area; 3,840 people were killed by a 7.2 magnitude earthquake in 1976.
In the district was found an archaeological site of a former building on a hill 2000 m above sea level.
Archaeology
In June 2022, Turkish-Mongolian archaeologists led by Ersel Çağlıtütuncigil announced the discovery of the ruins of a summer palace (caravanserai) thought to have been constructed by the Mongol Ilkhanate State ruler Hulagu Khan and decorated with swastika or "tamga" shaped roof tiles in the 1260s. Ceramic kilns, tricolor-glazed ceramics, bricks, glazed roof tiles, porcelain were also among the finds.
Composition
There are 70 neighbourhoods in Çaldıran District:
- Akbaşak
- Alakaya
- Alikelle
- Altıyol
- Aşağı Çanak
- Aşağı Dikme
- Aşağı Gülderen
- Aşağı Kuyucak
- Aşağı Mutlu
- Aşağı Yanıktaş
- Avcıbaşı
- Ayrancılar
- Başeğmez
- Baydoğan
- Beyazıt
- Bezirhane
- Buğulukaynak
- Burçakalan
- Çayırköy
- Çubuklu
- Cumhuriyet
- Demircik
- Direkli
- Doyumalan
- Erginler
- Evciler
- Fatih
- Gülyolu
- Güngören
- Hangediği
- Hanköy
- İncealan
- İsmailbaba
- Kalkandelen
- Karadulda
- Kaşım
- Kılavuz
- Kilimli
- Koçovası
- Kurtoğlan
- Kuskunkıran
- Osmanlı
- Recep Tayip Erdoğan
- Salhane
- Sarıçimen
- Sarıharman
- Şehit Jandarma Binbaşı Kıvanç Cesur
- Sellik
- Serpmetaş
- Soğuksu
- Sungur
- Tekindere
- Temrenli
- Toprakseven
- Umuttepe
- Yağıbasan
- Yassıtepe
- Yavuzselim
- Yaykılıç
- Yeniyaka
- Yücelen
- Yukarı Çanak
- Yukarı Dikme
- Yukarı Gülderen
- Yukarı Kuyucak
- Yukarı Mutlu
- Yukarı Sağmallı
- Yukarı Yanıktaş
- Yuvacık
- Zülfibulak
Climate
At 2,050 m (6,726 ft) above sea level, Çaldıran has a humid continental climate, with Mediterranean influences (Dsb, according to the Köppen climate classification). Summers are mild and dry and winters are cold and snowy, with very low temperatures, due to its elevation. The lowest temperature recorded in Çaldıran is -46.4 °C on 9 January 1990 and It is also the lowest temperature recorded in Turkey.
| Climate data for Çaldıran, Van, Turkey | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | −1.8 (28.8) |
−0.9 (30.4) |
3.5 (38.3) |
10.8 (51.4) |
16.4 (61.5) |
21.9 (71.4) |
27.3 (81.1) |
27.3 (81.1) |
23.1 (73.6) |
15.0 (59.0) |
7.7 (45.9) |
0.6 (33.1) |
12.6 (54.6) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | −6.7 (19.9) |
−5.9 (21.4) |
−1.1 (30.0) |
5.5 (41.9) |
10.3 (50.5) |
14.6 (58.3) |
19.4 (66.9) |
19.2 (66.6) |
14.8 (58.6) |
8.3 (46.9) |
2.5 (36.5) |
−3.7 (25.3) |
6.4 (43.6) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −11.6 (11.1) |
−10.8 (12.6) |
−5.6 (21.9) |
0.3 (32.5) |
4.2 (39.6) |
7.4 (45.3) |
11.6 (52.9) |
11.1 (52.0) |
6.5 (43.7) |
1.6 (34.9) |
−2.6 (27.3) |
−8.0 (17.6) |
0.3 (32.6) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 31 (1.2) |
37 (1.5) |
41 (1.6) |
58 (2.3) |
61 (2.4) |
39 (1.5) |
17 (0.7) |
13 (0.5) |
15 (0.6) |
49 (1.9) |
41 (1.6) |
37 (1.5) |
439 (17.3) |
| Source: Climate-data.org (unofficial, modelled data) | |||||||||||||
References
- ^ "Address-based population registration system (ADNKS) results dated 31 December 2022, Favorite Reports" (XLS). TÜİK. Retrieved 19 September 2023.
- ^ Adem Avcıkıran (2009). Kürtçe Anamnez Anamneza bi Kurmancî (PDF) (in Turkish and Kurdish). p. 57. Retrieved 17 December 2019.
- ^ Büyükşehir İlçe Belediyesi, Turkey Civil Administration Departments Inventory. Retrieved 19 September 2023.
- ^ "İl ve İlçe Yüz ölçümleri". General Directorate of Mapping. Retrieved 19 September 2023.
- ^ "Van Çaldıran Seçim Sonuçları - 31 Mart 2019 Yerel Seçimleri". www.sabah.com.tr. Retrieved 2020-04-12.
- ^ "YSK bars dismissed public servants from serving as mayors - Turkey News". Hürriyet Daily News. Retrieved 2020-04-12.
- ^ "Çaldıran Kaymakamı Hasan Hüsnü Türker". www.caldiran.gov.tr. Retrieved 29 September 2023.
- ^ Daha önce de büyük depremler yaşandı NTV 23 October 2011
- ^ "Castle-like structure discovered on hill in Van". Hürriyet Daily News. Retrieved 2020-04-12.
- ^ Agency, Anadolu (2022-06-26). "Turkish, Mongolian scientists trace Ilkhanid palace in Turkey's Van". Daily Sabah. Retrieved 2022-08-08.
- ^ Aton, Francesca (2022-08-02). "Archaelogists Discovered 800-Year-Old Ancient Palace That May Have Belonged To Genghis Khan's Grandson". ARTnews.com. Retrieved 2022-08-08.
- ^ Owen Jarus (2022-07-22). "Archaeologists may have discovered the palace of Genghis Khan's grandson". livescience.com. Retrieved 2022-08-08.
- ^ Mahalle, Turkey Civil Administration Departments Inventory. Retrieved 19 September 2023.
- ^ "Türkiye'de ve Dünyada Kaydedilen En Düşük ve En Yüksek Değerler".
- ^ Climate data: Çaldıran - Climate-data.org
See also
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