Bahçesaray, Van
Bahçesaray is municipality and district of Van Province, Turkey. Its area is 426 km2, and its population is 13,495. It was a bucak in Pervari District of Siirt Province until 1964 and in Gevaş district of Van Province between 1964 and 1987. It is at a distance of from Van. The town is built on the banks of the Bahçesaray River.
History
The district corresponds to Historical Armenia's Mok Arandznak district, which was part of the greater province of Moxoene. The district has several ancient Armenian monasteries and churches. The Aparank monastery is located in the vicinity of the town.In the 19th century Bahçesaray was the center of the Kurdish Emirate of Miks, until the emirate was defeated by troops of the Ottoman Empire in 1846.