Gevaş
Gevaş (Armenian: Ոստան, romanized: Vostan, lit. '[princely] court', Kurdish: Westan) is a municipality and district of Van Province, Turkey. Its area is 1,544 km2, and its population is 26,918 (2022). In the last elections of March 2019, Murat Sezer from the Justice and Development Party (AKP) was elected Mayor. As Kaymakam, Hamit Genç was appointed by President Recep Tayyip Erdoĝan in July 2019.
Gevaş
Vostan • Ոստան | |
|---|---|
District and municipality | |
Gevaş tomb | |
Map showing Gevaş District in Van Province | |
Gevaş Location in Turkey | |
| Coordinates: 38°17′52″N 43°06′20″E | |
| Country | Turkey |
| Province | Van |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Murat Sezer (AKP) |
| Area | 1,544 km2 (596 sq mi) |
| Population (2022) | 26,918 |
| • Density | 17/km2 (45/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+3 (TRT) |
| Postal code | 65700 |
| Area code | 0432 |
| Website | www |
The municipality is populated by Kurds.
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