Çaldıran,_Van
Çaldıran, Van
District and municipality in Van, Turkey
Çaldıran (Kurdish: Ebex,[2] Armenian: Աբաղա, romanized: Abaġa) is a municipality and district of Van Province, Turkey.[3] Its area is 1,478 km2,[4] and its population is 58,635 (2022).[1]
As mayor Leyla Atsak from the Peoples' Democratic Party (HDP) was elected in the local elections of March 2019.[5] 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.[6] 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.[7]
The town is in an earthquake prone area; 3,840 people were killed by a 7.2 magnitude earthquake in 1976.[8]
In the district was found an archaeological site of a former building on a hill 2000 m above sea level.[9]