Baskale
Baskale is a city in Turkey with a population of about 14,516.
Başkale is a municipality and district of Van Province, Turkey. Its area is 2,727 km2, and its population is 44,168 (2022). The municipality Başkale was established in 1937. In the local elections of March 2019 Erkan Acar from the Peoples' Democratic Party (HDP) was elected mayor.
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About Baskale
| Country | Turkey |
| Continent | Asia |
| Explore | 65 |
| Population | 14,516 |
| Local currency | TRY |
| Coordinates | 38.0453, 44.0172 |
| Time zone | Europe/Istanbul |
🧭 Facts & curiosities
| Settlement type | Small town |
| Distance to the capital | 986 km · Ankara |
| Population (Turkey) | #435 most populated in Turkey |
| Where on Earth | 38°2′43″N · 44°1′2″E |
| Hemisphere | N · E |
| Distance to the equator | 4,235 km |
| Distance to the North Pole | 5,784 km |
| Did you know | More populous than 99% of all places |
| Same latitude as | Shijiazhuang (China) |
| Antipode (other side of Earth) | -38.05, -135.98 |
✈️ Distance to major cities
| Cairo | 1,473 km |
| Dubai | 1,778 km |
| Moscow | 2,026 km |
| Paris | 3,520 km |
| London | 3,723 km |
| Beijing | 6,080 km |