Muradiye (Kurdish: Bêgirî,[2] Armenian: Բերկրի, romanized: Berkri) is a municipality and districtofVan Province, Turkey.[3] Its area is 912 km2,[4] and its population is 45,718 (2022).[1] It is best known for its impressive waterfalls.
Muradiye
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District and municipality
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Muradiye Waterfalls
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Map showing Muradiye District in Van Province
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  Muradiye Location in Turkey | |
| Coordinates: 38°59′41″N 43°46′05″E / 38.99472°N 43.76806°E / 38.99472; 43.76806 | |
| Country | Turkey |
| Province | Van |
| Area | 912 km2 (352 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 1,700 m (5,600 ft) |
| Population
(2022)[1]
| 45,718 |
| • Density | 50/km2 (130/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+3 (TRT) |
| Postal code |
65500
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| Area code | 0432 |
| Website | www |
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]
The Muradiye district also experienced forced evacuations of some of its inhabitants as a consequence of the Turkish-Kurdish conflict.[7]
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]
There are 48 neighbourhoods in Muradiye District:[13]
The climate in Muradiye, with hot, dry summer, and cold, snowy winters, can be classified a humid continental climate (Köppen: Dsb).
| Climate data for Muradiye (1991–2020) | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 0.8 (33.4) |
2.1 (35.8) |
7.0 (44.6) |
13.7 (56.7) |
19.7 (67.5) |
26.3 (79.3) |
31.2 (88.2) |
31.6 (88.9) |
26.3 (79.3) |
18.4 (65.1) |
10.2 (50.4) |
3.3 (37.9) |
16.0 (60.8) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | −4.4 (24.1) |
−3.3 (26.1) |
1.6 (34.9) |
7.8 (46.0) |
13.1 (55.6) |
18.6 (65.5) |
23.1 (73.6) |
22.9 (73.2) |
17.6 (63.7) |
11.1 (52.0) |
4.1 (39.4) |
−1.6 (29.1) |
9.3 (48.7) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −8.7 (16.3) |
−7.7 (18.1) |
−2.7 (27.1) |
2.7 (36.9) |
7.1 (44.8) |
11.3 (52.3) |
15.7 (60.3) |
15.4 (59.7) |
9.9 (49.8) |
4.7 (40.5) |
−0.9 (30.4) |
−5.7 (21.7) |
3.5 (38.3) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 45.2 (1.78) |
46.23 (1.82) |
61.88 (2.44) |
76.36 (3.01) |
56.25 (2.21) |
26.39 (1.04) |
17.97 (0.71) |
9.28 (0.37) |
23.37 (0.92) |
43.08 (1.70) |
52.1 (2.05) |
56.23 (2.21) |
514.34 (20.25) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm) | 6.6 | 7.3 | 10.0 | 10.7 | 9.9 | 4.3 | 3.2 | 2.4 | 3.7 | 5.9 | 6.9 | 8.1 | 79.0 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 67.2 | 66.4 | 65.1 | 61.7 | 57.5 | 49.0 | 43.0 | 41.6 | 48.0 | 59.5 | 63.6 | 67.2 | 57.8 |
| Source: NOAA[14] | |||||||||||||
In the early 2000s, there was reported a lack of teachers. Teachers were teaching more than 50 children per average.[15]
In 1976 an earthquake occurred in Muradiye, Van, and caused the death of about 3,640 people and leaving 51,000 people homeless.[16]
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