İpekyolu
İpekyolu
District and municipality in Van, Turkey
İpekyolu is a municipality and district of Van Province, Turkey.[2] Its area is 956 km2,[3] and its population is 348,046 (2022).[1] The district İpekyolu was created at the 2013 reorganisation from part of the former central district of Van, along with the new district Tuşba.[4][5] It covers the central and eastern part of the agglomeration of Van and the adjacent countryside. The name İpekyolu means Silk road; Van was an important stop on the silk road.