Saray, Van
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District and municipality
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Saray Location in Turkey
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Coordinates: 38°39′02″N 44°10′12″E | |
Country | Turkey |
Province | Van |
Area | 872 km2 (337 sq mi) |
Population
(2022)
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19,471 |
• Density | 22/km2 (58/sq mi) |
Time zone | TRT (UTC+3) |
Postal code | 65830 |
Area code | 0432 |
Website | www |
Saray (Kurdish: Sêrê) is a municipality and district of Van Province, Turkey. Its area is 872 km2, and its population is 19,471 (2022). The mayor elected in 2019 was Caziye Duman from the Peoples' Democratic Party (HDP). She was arrested on terrorism charges in November 2019 and replaced by a trustee.
An earthquake in February 2020 shook the region and many villages of the Saray district reported damage.
Composition
There are 27 neighbourhoods in Saray District:
- Atatürk
- Bakışık
- Baltepe
- Beyarslan
- Çakmakköy
- Çardak
- Çaybağı
- Değirmigöl
- Dolutaş
- Feritmelen
- Kapıköy
- Karahisar
- Kargalı
- Kazımpaşa
- Kazlıgöl
- Keçikayası
- Kekikdüzü
- Kepir
- Koçbaşı
- Kurucan
- Mahmudiye
- Örenburç
- Sırımlı
- Turanköy
- Yamanyurt
- Yeşilağaç
- Zincirkıran