Back وان (مدينة) Arabic مدينه وان ARZ Van Azerbaijani وان AZB Ван (горад) Byelorussian Ван BE-X-OLD Ван (Турция) Bulgarian Van (kêr) Breton Van Catalan Ван (гӀала, Туркойчоь) CE
Van (Armenian Վան) is a city in eastern Turkey and the seat of Van Province. It is on the eastern shore of Lake Van. The city's population in 2005 was 284,464. According to the Encyclopedia of the Orient, Kurds form the majority though no census based on ethnicity was ever held in Turkey.[source?]