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	Van, Turkey - LoveToKnow 1911
		The cuneiform inscriptions of Van are very numerous, the town having been the capital of the Vannic kingdom of the Assyrian period.
		Van occupies the site of Dhuspas, of which the native name was Biainas (Assyrian, Urardhu), the Byana of Ptolemy and the Ivan of Cedrenus, whence the modern Van.
		In the 6th century B.C. Van passed into the hands of the Persians, and shortly before it fell to Alexander the Great it was rebuilt, according to Armenian historians, by a native prince called Van.
	www.1911encyclopedia.org /Van%2C_Turkey (1326 words)

	UNICEF - Turkey - Going door-to-door in Turkey for girls’ education
		VAN, Turkey, 29 December 2005 — In schools and homes and coffeehouses across the country, the same question is being asked by teachers, journalists, local activists and religious leaders: “What will it take to get your daughter in school?”
		In Van, where the nationwide campaign was launched over two years ago, poverty and cultural traditions have historically kept girls at home.
		At a community meeting in Van, women respond favourably to a campaign coordinator’s speech on the importance of education.
	www.unicef.org /infobycountry/Turkey_30668.html (773 words)

	Van Hotels and Information for Van, Turkey
		Van was the ancient Urartian capital of Tuspa, the capital of the powerful Urartu kingdom between the 13th and 8th centuries BC.
		Van is also famous for its Van cat, a pure white, longhair cat, which has the strange feature of one blue eye and the other green.
		Lake Van is the largest lake in Turkey (1.646 meters high and covers an area of 3.713 km2) The water of the Van Lake is very salty and full of sodium carbonate.
	www.tour-turkey.com /van-hotels.htm (946 words)

	information about Van Turkey,history of Van Turkey,information about Van Lake,history of Ahtamar Church in Van,hotels ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
		Van the ancient Urartian's capital city of Tuspa, tempest visitors to its location on the easthern shore of the lake.
		Van’s interesting Archaeological Museum is in the new city, inland from the uninhabited old district.
		The province of Van sits by Lake Van, and was the ancient Urartian capital of Tuspa.
	www.ezoptravel.com /ezopnew/turkey/easterna/van.htm (724 words)

	Turkish Van Cat Breed Information
		Lake Van is a region of temperature extremes and the cats have evolved a coat that grows thick in the winter with a large ruff and bottlebrush tail for the harsh winters and then sheds out short in the body for the warm summers.
		Vans are also called the "Swimming Cats" since they have been known to take a dip in Lake Van in their native country.
		Their numbers have diminished, but both the Vans and the Turkish Angora, (which is a separate breed with different characteristics from central Turkey) are under the protection of the Turkish government and are bred at the Ankara Zoo.
	www.usapetstoday.com /Turkish_Van.htm (1043 words)

	Lake Van, Turkey-Adiyamanli.org
		Known to the ancient Greek geographers as Thospitis Lacus, or Arsissa Lacus, its modern Turkish name, Van Gölü, is derived from Van, or Chauon, the name of the capital of the Urartian kingdom that flourished on the lake's eastern shore between the 10th and 8th centuries BC.
		Lake Van occupies the lowest part of a vast basin bordered by high mountains to the south, by plateaus and mountains to the east, and by a complex of volcanic cones to the west.
		The lake is fed by rainfall and meltwater as well as by several tributaries, notably the Bendimahi and Zilan rivers, which flow in from the north, and the Karasu and Micinger rivers, which enter the lake from the east.
	www.adiyamanli.org /vangolu.html (547 words)

	Van, Turkey - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Van (Kurdish: Wan, Armenian Վան) is a city in eastern Turkey and the seat of Van Province, and is located on the eastern shore of Lake Van.
		The city is home to Van Yüzüncü Yıl Üniversitesi (Van 100th Year University) and recently came to headlines in Turkey for two highly mediatized investigations initiated by the Prosecutor of Van, one of which was focused on accusations against the university rector, Prof.
		In the 14th century Van was captured by Kara Koyunlu and later the Timurids.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Van,_Turkey (973 words)

	Washingtonpost.com: Live Online
		It seems to that it is safe to thaw a turkey on the counter since the outer surface stays cold until the turkey is thawed.
		Diane Van: Even though the center of the package may still be frozen, the outer layer of the food is in "the danger zone" between 40 degrees and 140 degrees F. at a temperature where bacteria multiply rapidly.
		Don't forget the giblet package and turkey neck that may be found inside the cavity or tucked under the flap of skin at the front of the breastbone.
	www.washingtonpost.com /wp-srv/liveonline/cookbook/turkey991119.htm (2307 words)

	Van, Turkey
		The earliest excavations in Van began in 1827 and were important in unraveling the mysteries of Urartian civilization and language.
		Sardur I is regarded as the founder of the empire when he established a new capital of Tushpa (Van Kalesi) by Lake Van in 840 B.C. The kingdom of Bian was later of course to become Van.
		Before the Armenian king Tigranes the Great (95-54 B.C.) extended Van as the center of his empire, the fortress belonged to the Persian satrapy of Armenia and then after Alexander the Great to the kingdom of Pontus.
	www.planetware.com /turkey/van-tr-vn-v.htm (475 words)

	Van - All About Turkey
		It is situated in a green, fertile oasis in the midst of rocky mountains in the Eastern Anatolian region of Turkey.
		The explosion of Nemrut volcano led the formation of the largest lake in Turkey; Van and the deepest lake; Nemrut (it is not the same Nemrut mountain in Adiyaman).
		Lake Van is the largest lake in Turkey (1.646 meters high and covers an area of 3.713 square kilometers) and provides good opportunities for enjoyable excursions.
	www.allaboutturkey.com /van.htm (585 words)

	Cat Fanciers' Association: Breed Profile: Turkish Van
		The cat known in the United States as the Turkish Van is a rare and ancient breed that developed in central and southwest Asia, which today encompasses the countries of Iran, Iraq, southwest Soviet Union and eastern Turkey.
		“Van” is a common term in the region that has been given to a number of towns, villages and even a lake - Lake Van - so it is no surprise that the uniquely patterned cat native to the region was named the “Vancat” by the residents.
		The coloration of the Turkish Van, which is considered by many to be the original breed to carry the piebald gene, calls for a white, semi-longhaired cat with colored markings restricted primarily to the head and tail.
	www.cfainc.org /breeds/profiles/turkish-van.html (677 words)

	Van, Turkey
		Van on the southeastern shores of Lake Van, the largest lake in Turkey, was Tuspa, the capital city of the Urartians (1000 B.C.).
		Van Citadel was first constructed by Sardur I, the Urartian King, in the ninth century B.C., is 80 meters above the lake level and extends 1800 meters from the east to the west, and 120 meters from the north to the south.
		Furthermore, Van cats are famous because the color of each eye is different and they have thick white fur.
	www.enjoyturkey.com /info/sights/van.htm (302 words)

	Hotels in Turkey \| Hotels in Istanbul \| Blue Voyage Yachting and Cabin Charters \| Van
		The modern city of Van, situated near the shore of Lake Van in Turkey's Eastern Anatolian region, has a past that extends into the remote mists of prehistory.
		The earliest inhabitants of Van of whom we have any definite information are the Hurrians, who dwelled here in the 2nd millennium B.C. It was not until the middle of the 9th century B.C. that the Urartu and Nairi feudal principalities succeeded in forming a unified state.
		In addition to Van's castle, visitors to this area are advised to see Çavustepe, the Akdamar church on the island in Lake Van, and the turbeh of Halime Hatun at Gevas, which one may stop at on the way to Akdamar.
	www.exploreturkey.com /exptur.phtml?id=339 (1131 words)

	Van, Turkey - Definition, explanation
		Van is a city in eastern Turkey with a population of 380 000 (2001).
		It is the capital of the Van Province.
		The city, which was destroyed by Russian troops during World War I, the city was rebuilt after the war, near the old city.
	www.calsky.com /lexikon/en/txt/v/va/van__turkey.php (314 words)

	Van: Jewel of Turkey's east - Turkish Daily News Jun 01, 2000
		The old city of Van was destroyed by the Ottomans prior to Russian occupation in 1915, and the area remained under Russian occupation until the 1917 armistice, after which a new city was rebuilt by the Turkish Republic.
		The inhabitants of Van display the warm hospitality and friendliness one finds all around Turkey -- perhaps to an even greater degree, imbued as it is with a genuine pleasure that you have taken the time and made the effort to visit this distant corner of the country, despite the security problems of the past.
		Van's museum boasts a collection of Urartian artifacts, with an ethnographic display of local Kurdish and Turcoman kilims upstairs along with a grisly display of the remains of the Armenian massacres of Turks and Kurds at Cavusoglu and Zeve.
	www.turkishdailynews.com.tr /archives.php?id=17659 (1591 words)

	Turkey - Marjolein's Travel Blog (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
		When riding into Van we’d spotted an Internet cafe on a corner, just before turning into the street where our hotel is. When we set out to go there though, we find there’s another one right next to the hotel, in the basement of an office building.
		Van is a big city but (apart from a museum that’s said to be nice) not very interesting in itself.
		It’s not far from Van to Doğubayazıt but we go via a beautiful scenic route with spectacular views and over a high pass (the highest we encounter in Turkey); on the way we make a photo stop near a huge lava field near Soğuksu, encrusted with lichen in many different colors.
	blog.iamback.com /cntry/turkey (4021 words)

	CNN - Sea monster or monster hoax? - June 12, 1997
		VAN, Eastern Turkey (WTN) -- Sightings of the Lake Van monster were first reported about two years ago, but further evidence was offered on Tuesday: bad quality amateur pictures of something long and dark moving in the middle of the lake.
		Public opinion is divided over whether the Lake Van monster is a clever hoax to attract visitors to a region that could use some tourist revenue.
		The city of Van is in an underdeveloped area of eastern Turkey that for years has lost out to holiday resorts in the west of the country.
	www.cnn.com /WORLD/9706/12/fringe/turkey.monster (251 words)

	Turkish Van articles #2 -
		The average weight for a fully-grown Van tomcat is approximately 12 pounds, although neutered males have been known to grown as large as 19 pounds in weight.
		Van cats with head and tail markings appear to have little or no incidence of deafness, but it is an inherited trait that crops up with greater frequency in the cat that is completely white.
		Van Sehir and the area around Lake Van are not far from Mount Ararat and it is plain to see how some like to think that, when the Ark came to rest, the cats that proudly descended to dry land were Turkey's Swimming Cats.
	www.swimmingcats.com /vanarticle2.htm (1460 words)

	turkey map and map of turkey information page
		Turkey is geographically, politically and officially part of two continents - Europe and Asia.
		Landforms The European side of Turkey is mostly a series of rolling hills, while across the Bosphorus Strait into central Turkey, the land rise into an elevated central plateau (Anatolian), surrounded by (and mixed with) high, rugged mountains, including the Taurus, Koroglu and Pontic ranges.
		Many peaks in Turkey exceed 10,000 feet, and the tallest, most rugged ones, including Mt. Ararat, are found in the Eastern Taurus Mountains.
	worldatlas.com /webimage/countrys/asia/trlarge.htm (913 words)

	Lake Van, Eastern Turkey
		The city of Van is the goal of most travelers because of its historic sights, hotels, transportation links, beautiful Van cats and other attractions, but Tatvan, on the western shore, is the railhead for trains westward to Ankara and Istanbul.
		Edremit, 15 km (9 miles) W of Van, has beaches at which you may dip a toe in the highly alkaline lake--but not if the toe is surburned or has a cut on it, as the alkaline water will sting mercilessly.
		At Ahlat on the NW shore are unusual Seljuk Turkish tombs and cemeteries.
	www.turkeytravelplanner.com /go/East/van/index.html (371 words)

	Washingtonpost.com: Live Online
		Diane Van: Cooked turkey may be kept in the freezer indefinitely but for best flavor use the cooked turkey within 4 months or 6 months if covered with broth or gravy.
		Diane Van: A turkey should reach 180 degrees on a food thermometer placed in the thigh of the turkey - between the leg and the breast in the deep crevice.
		Diane Van: The turkey can sit at room temperature for no longer than two hours before cooking however we recommend putting it in the oven as soon as you take it out of the refrigerator and finish preparing for roasting.
	discuss.washingtonpost.com /zforum/01/holiday_van111501.htm (2912 words)

	Van cats - All About Turkey
		Van is the capital of a province in eastern Turkey, on the shore of a great lake famous for its Island of Akdamar; a high town in an oasis.
		The inhabitants speak proudly of Lake Van, Van cheese, Van silverwork and...
		A Turkish Van has a semi-longhaired auburn white coat, but with a pattern that is very rare with cats: the auburn color is restricted to areas around the ears and the tail.
	www.allaboutturkey.com /vankedi.htm (333 words)

	Van Turkey Photo Gallery by Dick Osseman at pbase.com
		Coming to Van I was nonplussed not to find the very old city, narrow streets, old houses, ancient mosques, and some Hittite and Roman antiquities thrown in that I expected.
		The region has a large Kurdish population; the Armenian section of the population, which had nationalist aspirations, was deported by government order and was subsequently massacred during World War I (source of the last line: Encyclopaedia Brittanica).
		I was born and raised in Van but currently live in Calgary, Canada.
	www.pbase.com /dosseman/van (453 words)

	AllRefer.com - Van (Turkey Political Geography) - Encyclopedia
		153,525), capital of Van prov., E Turkey, near the eastern shore of Lake Van, at an altitude of 5,659 ft (1,725 m).
		Van was the cradle of an ancient Armenian civilization.
		Lake Van, c.1,450 sq mi (3,760 sq km), is the largest lake in Turkey.
	reference.allrefer.com /encyclopedia/V/Van.html (258 words)

	Van Turkey - Lake Van, Cavustepe, Hosap Castle (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
		Van, famous for its cats with one green and one blue eye, is situated 5,500 feet above sea level next to the biggest lake in Turkey, Lake Van.
		Van was the capital of the Urartu Empire, called Tuspa in the 8th century B.C. Urartians were skilled in metal work.
		During the centuries followed, Van continued to be one of the principal cities of Eastern Anatolia.
	www.asiaminortours.com /turkey/dest/van.htm (266 words)

	Tatvan, Lake Van, Eastern Turkey
		Note the tiny figure of the farmer and his tractor in the vast open spaces of Eastern Turkey.
		With the end of the PKK Tatvan's tourism fortunes may revive because it's well placed to be a base for visits to the Seljuk Turkish monuments of Ahlat, the crater lake in the extinct volcano of Nemrut Dagi, and Akdamar Island.
		The nearest airport to Tatvan is at Van.
	www.turkeytravelplanner.com /WhereToGo/East/van/Tatvan.html (358 words)

	UNGEI - Turkey - Turkey: 'Hey Girls, Let’s Go to School!'
		VAN, Turkey — In hundreds of villages here, in schools and homes and coffee houses, the same question is being asked by teachers, journalists, local activists and religious leaders.
		In Van, where the nationwide campaign was launched in 2003, poverty and cultural traditions have historically kept girls at home.
		At a community meeting in Van, women respond favorably to a campaign coordinator’s speech on the importance of education.
	www.ungei.org /gapproject/turkey_422.html (867 words)

	Van, Turkey - Mersina: Information about Turkey (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
		It is situated in a green, fertile oasis in the midst of rocky mountains.
		Lake Van is the largest lake in Turkey and provides good opportunities for enjoyable excursions.
		You may go trekking or hunting in the mountains surrounding it, especially Mount Suphan, the second highest mountain in Turkey after Mount Ararat.
	www.mersina.com /Turkey/E_Anatolia/Van (415 words)

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