Başkale

Başkale (Kurdish: Elbak,[3] Armenian: Ադամակերտ, romanized: Adamakert) is a municipality and district of Van Province, Turkey.[6] Başkale is situated 20 km (12 mi) west of the Turkey-Iran border.138 km (86 mi) of the national border is on the east and north-east of the Başkale district.Başkale is situated 2460 metres above sea level, in the valley of the Great Zab River (Zapsuyu), and the town stands on the eastern slope of the south-eastern Taurus Mountains.Other geographical features in Başkale include the Karasu river, and the plateaus of Nebirnav, Kevçikan, Hanasor, Çekvan, Aşkitan (Ülya), Perihan, Meydan, Harinan, Terazın, Sülav, Medgezeren, Pistekan, Herevil-Şirez, Derevan, Derik, Bağarük, Düava and Mengen.

Ruins of the Armenian Saint Bartholomew Monastery in Başkale. It was in use by local Armenians until the Armenian genocide ^{[

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Districts of Van

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