Saray_(District),_Van

Saray, Van

Saray, Van

District and municipality in Van, Turkey

Saray (Kurdish: Sêrê[2]) is a municipality and district of Van Province, Turkey.[3] Its area is 872 km2,[4] and its population is 19,471 (2022).[1] The mayor elected in 2019 was Caziye Duman from the Peoples' Democratic Party (HDP).[5] She was arrested on terrorism charges in November 2019 and replaced by a trustee.[6][7]

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An earthquake in February 2020 shook the region and many villages of the Saray district reported damage.[8]

Composition

There are 27 neighbourhoods in Saray District:[9]

  • Atatürk
  • Bakışık
  • Baltepe
  • Beyarslan
  • Çakmakköy
  • Çardak
  • Çaybağı
  • Değirmigöl
  • Dolutaş
  • Feritmelen
  • Kapıköy
  • Karahisar
  • Kargalı
  • Kazımpaşa
  • Kazlıgöl
  • Keçikayası
  • Kekikdüzü
  • Kepir
  • Koçbaşı
  • Kurucan
  • Mahmudiye
  • Örenburç
  • Sırımlı
  • Turanköy
  • Yamanyurt
  • Yeşilağaç
  • Zincirkıran

References

  1. [1]
    "Address-based population registration system (ADNKS) results dated 31 December 2022, Favorite Reports" (XLS). TÜİK. Retrieved 19 September 2023.
  2. [2]
    Adem Avcıkıran (2009). Kürtçe Anamnez Anamneza bi Kurmancî (PDF) (in Turkish and Kurdish). p. 57. Retrieved 17 December 2019.
  3. [3]
    Büyükşehir İlçe Belediyesi, Turkey Civil Administration Departments Inventory. Retrieved 19 September 2023.
  4. [4]
    "İl ve İlçe Yüz ölçümleri". General Directorate of Mapping. Retrieved 19 September 2023.
  5. [5]
    "Van Saray Seçim Sonuçları - 31 Mart Van Saray Yerel Seçim Sonuçları". secim.haberler.com (in Turkish). Retrieved 2020-05-08.
  6. [6]
    HDP’s Saray District Mayor Caziye Duman Taken into Custody, Bianet, 1 November 2019.
  7. [7]
    Van'ın Saray belediyesine kayyum atandı, BBC News Türkçe, 2 November 2019.
  8. [8]
    "694 buildings severely damaged in Van after earthquake: Minister - Turkey News". Hürriyet Daily News. 24 February 2020. Retrieved 2020-05-08.
  9. [9]
    Mahalle, Turkey Civil Administration Departments Inventory. Retrieved 19 September 2023.


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