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Also known as Ոստան

Gevaş (; ) 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.

Key facts

Turkey place.type
metro district
Turkey place.name
Gevaş
Turkey place.image_skyline
OTGevasHalimHatunTürbesi2.jpg
Turkey place.image_caption
Gevaş tomb
Turkey place.image_map
Van location Gevaş.PNG
Turkey place.map_caption
Map showing Gevaş District in Van Province
Turkey place.province
Van
Turkey place.leader_party
AKP
Turkey place.leader_name
Murat Sezer
Turkey place.area_total_km2
1544
Turkey place.population_total
26918
Turkey place.population_as_of
2022
Turkey place.postal_code
65700
Turkey place.area_code
0432
Turkey place.other_name
Vostan • Ոստան

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Wikidata facts

Population
28620
Area
1544
Elevation
1685
Official website
www.gevas.bel.tr
Image
Gevaş Türbe 02.JPG
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Commons category
Gevaş
urban population
27442
rural population
36406
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Gevaş (; ) 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.

The municipality is populated by Kurds.

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