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Origin of the name is not known precisely in Van province. name of the province's oldest known settlement, which is the capital of the Urartu Tuğpa'dır for many years. The oldest name of the region dates from the time the Urartu. BC 9. century, written documents, the region of Urartu Biaina / Bian country, in Assyrian sources as the Nairi passes. In the capital, the establishment of Tuğpa'nın I. Sarduri time? In the BC 9. century. Archaeological work in the history of the city of Van Castle Höyüğü'ndeki BC 3000, showed that going back to early Bronze Age. BC 7. Century II. Rusa of Urartu period, the administration center Rusahinili (Toprakkale) made the kings of Urartu "Tuğpa'nın Lord" have used the title proudly.
BC 6. century, Scythians, and Med raids, has lead to the end of the Urartian Kingdom and Tuğpa'nın. Old Tunç'tan I. Continued without interruption until the end of World War II who settled in the city Hurrians, Urartu, Medes, Persians, Parthlar, Byzantine, Sassanid, Seljuks, and Akkoyunlu Karakoyunlu Turkmen, is seen traces of the Safavids and the Ottomans. Van, who won the status of State in the Ottoman period have been important developments in that period. Occupied by the Russians during the First World War in 1918, the occupation of Van and its environs was rescued on April 2. After eliminating the invasion, "Bonds locality called" re-established at present. The modern city of Van province in 1923, the city has been developed
Hurrians ago and settled in Van and its surroundings, more than 200 years after the period of Urartu ruled. Then the Medes, Persians, Macedonians, (Alexander the Great), the Parthians, the Sassanid, Byzantine, Seljuk, Ilkhanate, Celayiroğulları, the houses, Akkoyunlus, the Safavids and the Ottomans were dominant.
Van region covering 53% of the mountains and breaks formed as a result of various geological periods, curl. Foremost in the northern part of the province, outside the borders of the peaks of Aladdin (3255) and Tendürek Mountain (3542) are available. Of these there are mountain ranges extending up to the Iranian border, east of Mount Tendürek. The height of these mountains reaches m.ye 2600-2900. This is the main elevations of the mountains; Dumanlıdağ, Elegen Mountains, of the Forty Mountain, Mountain and Kotur Tepesi'dir Tavur. Karasu basin between the mountains and near the north Bendimahi Basin, alikelle Mountain (2850 m.) is located in the extensions of the mountain, goes down to the flatness of the Abkhazians. The highest mountain Pirreşit Mountain (3200 m). These mountain ranges, respectively, Buffalo Mountain (3020 m), Isabey Dagi (3000) followed. They are reaching out to the southwest into a regular backpack with Karasu Valley, between Lake Van, Soli Mountain (2900 m) and continues.
Province in the south-east elevations, gradually increases and becomes smooth as the mountains. This is the most important of the mountain range; Ahlat Mountain (2810) and Korahal Mountain (2700) is. Extension of the border mountains of Mount Tendürek, Gündizin Mountain (3100), Koçalan Mountain, Bilecik mountain, Mount Angel area's major mountains. Cut projections in some parts of the lake between the mountains began Şuşanıs Mountain (2750), Narkut Mountain (2800), Ispir Mountain (3688) are available. In the southern part of the province, southeastern extension of the Taurus Mountains Kavuşahap took place. Gökdağ (3604 m.), mucus Mountain (3414 m) Arnos Mountain (3547 m.), Artos Mountain (3537 m.), the other important yükseltilerdir here.
Is a monster in Lake Van in 1997, was put forth some claims, the society's attention is drawn to this direction. This monster 8 to 10 m. neck, making noise, do not harm people, brown-black is a creature of the rumor, the mystery remained for many years. Van by the people, "Canavan", "Cano" made this cute names like the monster in the world-renowned University of Cambridge biologist Jacques Cousteau underwater in the lake have come to Van to make a survey, then the lake has become more important in terms of tourism. At the end of this event, Van's is a developing region and local people in order to boost tourism başvurduğuna connected to such a story.
The two other major lakes in the province of Van near the Iranian border, west of Goose Lake and its Ask a Lake, Lake, and Hassan Timuran Lake is located north of the Engiz. In addition to these Akgöl, Sultan (Suphan) Lake, north of the province at the foot of Mount Hıdırmenteş Poplar Lake, Yellow Lake are at the foot of Mount Tendürek. In addition, Kuh, Kozan and Erek created by the closure of the mouth of the valley in the valley between the mountains, an artificial lake is Lake of the monk. The monk at the foot of Mountain Lake, north of the Anchor Lake İmaris other small lakes in the territory of the province with the Çengi Lake.
