Map of Van, Turkey

Van is the administrative centre of Van, Turkey, with a population of about 525,016. It lies at 38.4946°N, 43.3832°E. Van is about 920 km (572 mi) east of Ankara, the capital. The nearest city on our map is Erciş, 59 km to the north.

Van at a glance

Where is Van?

• The 21st largest city in Turkey by recorded population.
• Located in the Northern and Eastern hemispheres.
• Daylight ranges from about 9 h 28 min on the shortest day to 14 h 51 min on the longest day (around 21 December and 21 June).

Cities near Van

• Erciş — 59 km north
• Adilcevaz — 66 km northwest
• Ahlat — 83 km west
• Patnos — 93 km northwest
• Tatvan — 96 km west
• Hakkâri — 107 km south
• Bitlis — 112 km west
• Salmās — 125 km east, Iran
• Maku — 128 km northeast, Iran
• Yüksekova — 129 km southeast

Largest cities in Van

• Erciş — 91,915

Largest cities in Turkey

• Istanbul — 15,701,602
• Ankara — 3,517,182
• Bursa — 3,101,833
• İzmir — 2,938,292
• Gaziantep — 2,222,415
• Diyarbakır — 1,833,684
• Adana — 1,816,750
• Kayseri — 1,452,458
• Konya — 1,433,861
• Antalya — 1,335,002

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Sources: place names, coordinates, populations and time zones from GeoNames (CC BY 4.0, data retrieved October 2026). Population figures are the latest values recorded in GeoNames; depending on the country they refer to the city proper, a municipality or a wider urban area, so they can differ from census or metro-area figures. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.