Businesses in Başkale

Industries

Business Distribution by Industry in Başkale

Industry Description	Number of Establishments
Education	24
Restaurants	21
Grocery stores and supermarkets	20
Public administration	20
Gas station	18
Hotels and motels	13
Clothing stores	10
Car repair	9
Shopping	7
Cafes	7
Electronics stores	6

Başkale Facts

Area	2721.6 km²
Population	82,188
Male Population	41,872 (50.9%)
Female Population	40,316 (49.1%)
Population change (1975 to 2020)	+248.2%
Population change (2000 to 2020)	+36.6%
Median Age	17.5 years (Male: 17.6, Female: 17.5)
GDP per capita (PPP)	$9,956 (2022)
Neighborhoods	Hafiziye Mahallesi, Yeni Mahallesi, Tepebaşı Mahallesi, Aşağıküme Mahallesi, Hafiziye Mh
Local Time
Timezone	Türkiye Standard Time
Lat & Lng	38.04526, 44.01718
Postal Codes	65600

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Başkale Population

Years 1975 to 2030

Data	1975	1990	2000	2015	2020	2025*	2030*
Population	23,602	49,583	60,187	72,590	82,188	89,543	98,757
Population Density	8.7 / km²	18.2 / km²	22.1 / km²	26.7 / km²	30.2 / km²	32.9 / km²	36.3 / km²

* Projected

Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Başkale Population change from 2000 to 2020

Increase of 36.6% from year 2000 to 2020

Location	Change since 1975	Change since 1990	Change since 2000
Başkale	+248.2%	+65.8%	+36.6%
Van Province	—	—	—
Turkey	—	—	—

Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Başkale Median Age

Median Age: 17.5 years

Location	Median Age	Median Age (Female)	Median Age (Male)
Başkale	17.5 yrs	17.5 yrs	17.6 yrs
Van Province	19 yrs	19.2 yrs	18.8 yrs
Turkey	29.3 yrs	29.8 yrs	28.7 yrs

Sources: CIESIN (Center for International Earth Science Information Network)

Başkale Population Density

Population Density: 30.2 / km²

Location	Population	Area	Density
Başkale	82,188	2,721.6 km²	30.2 / km²
Van Province	1.2 million	20,685 km²	55.7 / km²
Turkey	77.8 million	780,782.9 km²	99.6 / km²

Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Başkale Historical and Projected Population

Estimated Population from 0 to 2100

Sources:

JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid
CIESIN (Center for International Earth Science Information Network)
[Link] Klein Goldewijk, K., Beusen, A., Doelman, J., and Stehfest, E.: Anthropogenic land use estimates for the Holocene – HYDE 3.2, Earth Syst. Sci. Data, 9, 927–953, https://doi.org/10.5194/essd-9-927-2017, 2017.

Neighborhoods in Başkale

Percentage of businesses by neighborhood in Başkale

Area Codes

Percentage Area Codes used by businesses in Başkale

Price Distribution

Business distribution by price for Başkale

Human Development Index (HDI)

Statistic composite index of life expectancy, education, and per capita income.

Source: [Link] Kummu, M., Taka, M. &Guillaume, J. Gridded global datasets for Gross Domestic Product and Human Development Index over 1990–2015. Sci Data 5, 180004 (2018) doi:10.1038/sdata.2018.4

Başkale Gross Domestic Product (GDP)

GDP per capita, PPP (constant 2017 international $)

Data	1990	1995	2000	2005	2010	2015	2020	2022
GDP per capita	$2,275	$2,481	$3,144	$4,655	$5,078	$6,356	$7,989	$9,956
Total GDP	$79.5M	$106M	$161.2M	$317.9M	$348.5M	$472.9M	$632.7M	$819.9M

Source: [Link] Kummu, M., Kosonen, M. & Masoumzadeh Sayyar, S. Downscaled gridded global dataset for gross domestic product (GDP) per capita PPP over 1990–2022. Sci Data 12, 178 (2025) doi:10.1038/s41597-025-04487-x

Başkale CO2 Emissions

Carbon Dioxide (CO2) Emissions Per Capita in Tonnes Per Year

Location	CO2 Emissions	CO2 Emissions Per Capita	CO2 Emissions Intensity
Başkale	351,610 tn	4.28 tn	129.2 tons/km²
Van Province	4,845,510 tn	4.21 tn	234.3 tons/km²
Turkey	435,645,812 tn	5.6 tn	558 tons/km²

Sources: [Link] Moran, D., Kanemoto K; Jiborn, M., Wood, R., Többen, J., and Seto, K.C. (2018) Carbon footprints of 13,000 cities. Environmental Research Letters DOI: 10.1088/1748-9326/aac72a

Başkale CO2 Emissions

2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year)	351,610 tn
2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year) per capita	4.28 tn
2013 CO2 emissions intensity (tonnes/km²/year)	129.2 tons/km²

Natural Hazards Risk

Relative risk out of 10

Hazard	Risk Level
Drought	High (9)
Earthquake	High (8.7)
Landslide	High (8)

* Risk, particularly concerning flood or landslide, may not be for the entire area.

Sources:

Dilley, M., R.S. Chen, U. Deichmann, A.L. Lerner-Lam, M. Arnold, J. Agwe, P. Buys, O. Kjekstad, B. Lyon, and G. Yetman. 2005. Natural Disaster Hotspots: A Global Risk Analysis. Washington, D.C.: World Bank. https://doi.org/10.1596/0-8213-5930-4.
Center for Hazards and Risk Research - CHRR - Columbia University, Center for International Earth Science Information Network - CIESIN - Columbia University, and Norwegian Geotechnical Institute - NGI. 2005. Global Landslide Hazard Distribution. Palisades, NY: NASA Socioeconomic Data and Applications Center (SEDAC). https://doi.org/10.7927/H4P848VZ.
Center for Hazards and Risk Research - CHRR - Columbia University, Center for International Earth Science Information Network - CIESIN - Columbia University, and International Research Institute for Climate and Society - IRI - Columbia University. 2005. Global Drought Hazard Frequency and Distribution. Palisades, NY: NASA Socioeconomic Data and Applications Center (SEDAC). https://doi.org/10.7927/H4VX0DFT.
Center for Hazards and Risk Research - CHRR - Columbia University, Center for International Earth Science Information Network - CIESIN - Columbia University. 2005. Global Earthquake Hazard Distribution - Peak Ground Acceleration. Palisades, NY: NASA Socioeconomic Data and Applications Center (SEDAC). https://doi.org/10.7927/H4BZ63ZS.

Recent Nearby Earthquakes

Magnitude 3.0 and greater

Date▼	Time↕	Magnitude↕	Distance↕	Depth↕	Location↕	Link
2/18/19	4:31 PM	4.1	60.9 km	10,000 m	7km SSW of Saray, Turkey	usgs.gov
6/23/18	3:50 AM	4.6	68.4 km	10,000 m	17km ESE of Saray, Turkey	usgs.gov
12/2/17	11:58 AM	4.4	72.9 km	10,000 m	35km WNW of Orumiyeh, Iran	usgs.gov
8/9/17	1:58 AM	4	59.9 km	10,000 m	12km SSE of Saray, Turkey	usgs.gov
12/12/16	10:42 PM	4.2	50.5 km	5,000 m	21km SSW of Ozalp, Turkey	usgs.gov
11/23/16	12:14 PM	4.4	59.4 km	10,000 m	22km WSW of Ozalp, Turkey	usgs.gov
10/18/16	7:22 PM	4.3	80.4 km	10,000 m	22km NE of Van, Turkey	usgs.gov
9/16/15	7:12 PM	4.1	79.1 km	5,500 m	33km WNW of Khvoy, Iran	usgs.gov
4/30/14	3:11 PM	4	72.3 km	10,000 m	17km NE of Van, Turkey	usgs.gov
11/9/13	9:21 PM	4.1	72.7 km	3,300 m	17km N of Salmas, Iran	usgs.gov

Source: U.S. Geological Survey (USGS)

Başkale

Başkale (Armenian: Ադամակերտ Adamakert; Kurdish: Elbak‎) is a town and district located in south-eastern Turkey in Van Province. There is one municipality in the Başkale district, the town centre, which was established 1937. The neighbourhoods of the..

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