Çaldıran Plain
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battlefield, place with historical importance, plain, green area, do not draw title
Chaldiran plain (Turkish: Çaldıran ovası) or Bazit'agh plain (Armenian: Բազիթաղի դաշտ) is a plain about 15 km northeast from Lake Van in Armenian Highlands. Most of historical timeline was inhabited by Armenians, up to 1915-23 Armenian genocide. Since the 1920 belongs to Turkey and resettled mostly by Kurds.
Side of the famous Battle of Chaldiran, between Ottoman and Safavid Empires.
It is considered a turning point in Middle East history, as Ottoman Empire expanded to Armenia, in Eastern Anatolia and Northern Mesopotamia, while help from a Union of Kurdish tribes.
Side of the famous Battle of Chaldiran, between Ottoman and Safavid Empires.
It is considered a turning point in Middle East history, as Ottoman Empire expanded to Armenia, in Eastern Anatolia and Northern Mesopotamia, while help from a Union of Kurdish tribes.
Wikipedia article: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Chaldiran
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Coordinates: 39°5'27"N 43°58'17"E
- Ararat valley 132 km
- Muş Valley 238 km
- Nineveh Plains 278 km
- Kiziltepe plain 403 km
- Harran Plain 499 km
- Manbij-Birecik Plain 601 km
- Maskanah Plain 649 km
- Quweiq Plain 670 km
- Çukurova (Plain) 847 km
- Horan Plain 976 km
- Çaldıran District 5 km
- Tekesuyu 14 km
- Emek 16 km
- Dayanç 17 km
- Kandil 18 km
- Mt. Buzhoonyats (3007 m.) 23 km
- Vaspurakan mountains 26 km
- Gülboğa 27 km
- Özalp District 44 km
- Van Province 69 km