Bahçesaray, Van
{{short description|District of Van Province, Turkey}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=February 2020}}
{{Infobox Turkey place
| type = metro district
| name = Bahçesaray
| image_skyline = Bahcesaray mosque.jpg
| image_caption = Central mosque in Bahçesaray
| image_map = Van location Bahçesaray.PNG
| map_caption = Map showing Bahçesaray District in Van Province
| coordinates = {{coord|38|07|43|N|42|48|27|E|format=dms|display=inline,title}}
| province = Van
| leader_party = State Appointment
| leader_name = Harun Arslanargun
| leader_name1 =
| area_total_km2 = 426
| elevation_m =
| population_total = 13495
| population_as_of = 2022
| postal_code = 65710
| area_code = 0432
| website = {{url|https://www.bahcesaray.bel.tr/}}
}}
Bahçesaray ({{Langx|hy|Մոկս|Moks}}, {{langx|ku-Latn|Miks}}{{cite book|author1=Adem Avcıkıran|url=http://tirsik.net/danegeh/pirtuk/ismail%20bulbul/anamneza%20bi%20kurmanc%C3%AE.pdf|title=Kürtçe Anamnez Anamneza bi Kurmancî|date=2009|page=57|language=tr, ku|access-date=17 December 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200127110405/http://tirsik.net/danegeh/pirtuk/ismail%20bulbul/anamneza%20bi%20kurmanc%C3%AE.pdf|archive-date=27 January 2020|url-status=live}}) is municipality and district of Van Province, Turkey.[https://www.e-icisleri.gov.tr/Anasayfa/MulkiIdariBolumleri.aspx Büyükşehir İlçe Belediyesi], Turkey Civil Administration Departments Inventory. Retrieved 19 September 2023. Its area is 426 km2,{{cite web|url=https://www.harita.gov.tr/uploads/files-folder/il_ilce_alanlari.xlsx|title=İl ve İlçe Yüz ölçümleri|publisher=General Directorate of Mapping|access-date=19 September 2023}} and its population is 13,495 (2022).{{Cite web |title=Address-based population registration system (ADNKS) results dated 31 December 2022, Favorite Reports|url=https://biruni.tuik.gov.tr/medas/?kn=95&locale=en |access-date=19 September 2023|publisher=TÜİK|language=en|format=XLS}} It was a bucak in Pervari District of Siirt Province until 1964 and in Gevaş district of Van Province between 1964 and 1987. It is at a distance of {{convert|110|km}} from Van. The town is built on the banks of the Bahçesaray River.{{Cite book|last=Sinclair|first=T. A.|title=Eastern Turkey: An Architectural & Archaeological Survey, Volume I|date=1987|publisher=Pindar Press|isbn=0907132324|pages=234|language=en}}
Etymology
The name comes from Persian {{transliteration|fa|bāghche-sarāy}}, which means "the Garden Palace". Its former name was Müküs, derived from Armenian Mokkʿ ({{langx|hy|Մոկք}}) region. The Kurdish {{lang|ku-Latn|Miks}} derives from the Armenian. The word "Mokk{{'"}} in classical Armenian language means: "the place of the magic". According to the legend, Amenap'rkich (hy) ("All-Saving") monastery that was nearby Moks, has the grave of a magician by name Gaspar. Probably name of "the place of the magic" or just "Mokk" is connected with this mysterious personality. But scientific sources say that in the Urartu era there existed the Moxene tribe and Moxoene, so the names Mokk' and Moks originated from this tribe's name.
History
The district corresponds to Historical Armenia's Mok Arandznak district, which was part of the greater province of Moxoene. The district has several ancient Armenian monasteries and churches.Sinclair, T. A. (1987), pp. 234–237 The Aparank monastery is located in the vicinity of the town.Sinclair, T. A. (1987), pp. 238–239
In the 19th century Bahçesaray was the center of the Kurdish Emirate of Miks,{{Cite book|last1=Aydın|first1=Suavi|title=Social Relations in Ottoman Diyarbekir, 1870-1915|last2=Verheij|first2=Jelle|publisher=Brill|year=2012|isbn=9789004225183|editor-last=Jorngerden|editor-first=Joost|pages=27|editor-last2=Verheij|editor-first2=Jelle}} until the emirate was defeated by the troops of Ottoman Empire in 1846.{{Cite book|last1=Aydın|first1=Suavi|title=Social Relations in Ottoman Diyarbekir, 1870-1915|last2=Verheij|first2=Jelle|publisher=Brill|year=2012|isbn=9789004225183|editor-last=Jorngerden|editor-first=Joost|pages=38|editor-last2=Verheij|editor-first2=Jelle}}
= 2020 avalanches =
{{main|2020 Van avalanches}}
On 4 and 5 February 2020, a pair of avalanches struck a highway in the district, leaving at least 41 people dead and 84 others injured.{{cite news |url=https://apnews.com/dbf663373d2f4a24a8b69eb0b8f23648 |work=Associated Press |date=5 February 2020 |access-date=5 February 2020 |title=Avalanche in Turkey wipes out rescue team; 38 dead overall |language=en |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200205214549/https://apnews.com/dbf663373d2f4a24a8b69eb0b8f23648 |archive-date=5 February 2020 |url-status=live }}
Composition
There are 20 neighbourhoods in Bahçesaray District:[https://www.e-icisleri.gov.tr/Anasayfa/MulkiIdariBolumleri.aspx Mahalle], Turkey Civil Administration Departments Inventory. Retrieved 19 September 2023.
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- Akyayla
- Altındere
- Altıntaş
- Arvas
- Bağcılar
- Çatbayır
- Cevizlibelen
- Çiçekli
- Çömlekçi
- Elmayaka
- Fekiye Teyran
- Güneyyamaç
- İslam
- Kaşıkçılar
- Paşaköy
- Şişli
- Ulubeyli
- Ünlüce
- Yaşlıkavak
- Yaylakonak
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References
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{{Districts of Turkey|provname=Van|sortkey=Bahcesaray}}
{{Historical regions of Armenia}}
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Category:Populated places in Van Province
Category:Districts of Van Province