Saray, Van
District and municipality in Van, Turkey
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Saray (Kurdish: Sêrê[2]) is a municipality and district of Van Province, Turkey.[3] Its area is 872 km2,[4] and its population is 19,471 (2022).[1] The mayor elected in 2019 was Caziye Duman from the Peoples' Democratic Party (HDP).[5] She was arrested along with 14 others, many of them from the HDP, on terrorism charges in November 2019 and replaced by a trustee. Security officials accused them of having "been engaged in activities within the terrorist organization's women's field structure."[6][7]
Saray | |
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District and municipality | |
Map showing Saray District in Van Province | |
  Saray Location within Turkey | |
| Coordinates: 38°39′02″N 44°10′12″E | |
| Country | Turkey |
| Province | Van |
Area | 872 km2 (337 sq mi) |
| Population (2022)[1] | 19,471 |
| • Density | 22.3/km2 (57.8/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+3 (TRT) |
| Postal code | 65830 |
| Area code | 0432 |
| Website | www |
An earthquake in February 2020 shook the region and many villages of the Saray district reported damage.[8]
Composition
There are 27 neighbourhoods in Saray District:[9]
- 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
