Muradiye
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History
The tenth-century Byzantine text De Administrando Imperio mentions "Perkri" belonging to King Ashot I Bagratuni at the beginning of the ninth century before being turned over to an Arab ruler, Abu'l-Ward.[5] After the death of Ashot's son, Smbat I, another Arab ruler, Abu Sawada, took possession of Berkri.[6]
Forced evacuations
The Muradiye district also experienced forced evacuations of some of its inhabitants as a consequence of the Turkish-Kurdish conflict.[7]
Government
Mehmet Ali Tunç was elected mayor in the local elections 2014.[8] He was detained and a trustee was appointed instead in January 2017.[9] In the local elections in March 2019, Yılmaz Şalan from the Peoples' Democratic Party (HDP) was elected mayor.[10] On the 6 November 2019, Şalan was arrested due to charges relating to terrorism.[11] The current Kaymakam is Erkan Savar.[12]
Composition
There are 48 neighbourhoods in Muradiye District:[13]
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- Açıkyol
- Adaklı
- Akbulak
- Akçaçay
- Alkasnak
- Aşağı Argıt
- Babacan
- Balaklı
- Beşparmak
- Beydağı
- Çakmak
- Çiçekli
- Dağören
- Devetaş
- Doğangün
- Dürükkaş
- Erişen
- Esenkoç
- Fatih
- Fevzi Çakmak
- Gönderme
- Görecek
- Güllüçimen
- Gültepe
- Gümüştepe
- Kandahar
- Karahan
- Karaoğlan
- Keçikıran
- Kemerköprü
- Kocasaban
- Köşkköy
- Kuşçu
- Otlakbaşı
- Ovapınar
- Sarımehmet
- Şehitmehmetbey
- Sürüyolu
- Tansu
- Topuzarpa
- Uluşar
- Ünseli
- Yakıncak
- Yalındüz
- Yavuz Selim
- Yenişehir
- Yukarı Argıt
- Yumaklı
Climate
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Education
In the early 2000s, there was reported a lack of teachers. Teachers were teaching more than 50 children per average.[14]
Earthquake
In 1976 an earthquake occurred in Muradiye, Van, and caused the death of about 3,640 people and leaving 51,000 people homeless.[15]
See also
References
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- ↑ Constantine Porphyrogenitos. De Administrando Imperio, ed. Gyula Moravcsik and trans. Romilly J.H. Jenkins (Washington D.C.: Dumbarton Oaks Research Library and Collection, 2009), ch. 44, p. 199.
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