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'''Van''' is a city in [[Turkey]]. It's located in eastern Anatolia, quite close to [[Iran]] and [[Iraq]]. It's the unofficial capital of the eastern part of the Kurdish region, and also houses a large amount of Armenians.
 
'''Van''' is a city in [[Turkey]]. It's located in eastern Anatolia, quite close to [[Iran]] and [[Iraq]]. It's the unofficial capital of the eastern part of the Kurdish region, and also houses a large amount of Armenians.
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The population of Van mostly consists of Muslims, but they appear very western. There aren't many headscarfs and young people (both genders) seem very outgoing. Because Van is so far off the beaten track, and not many Turks go there because of the Kurdish conflict, people here are very friendly towards visitors (especially westeners). Hitching out and around the area won't be a problem at all.
  
 
== Hitching out ==
 
== Hitching out ==
Because Van is so far off the beaten track, and not many Turks go there because of the Kurdish conflict, people here are very friendly towards visitors (especially westeners). Hitching out and around the area won't be a problem at all.
 
  
== Accommodation and Sleep ==
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=== North toward Dogubayazit ===
There aren't any hostels, but several cheap hotels. When you bargain properly, you van get the price down to about 25 lira a night (12.5 euro).  
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* Note that the people from Van are very friendly towards travellers, so camping in a park is also an option. Even the police is generally interested in where you are from etc.
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Take one of the many city buses marked "Kampus" to the university (it costs 1.25 lira as of 2012). See the famous cats at the Kedi Evi.  Get back to the main road and stick out your thumb.
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=== East toward [[Iran]] ===
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You can either walk or take a minibus to the eastern part of the city. From here, you need to head towards "Saray" to reach the border.Don't start too early in the morning (before 7 or 8) as the border is closed until almost 9.
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[[User:MaxHermens]] found the population of Van mostly consisting of Muslims, but appearing very western. There weren't many headscarfs and young people (both genders) seemed very outgoing.
 
  
 
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Latest revision as of 22:05, 29 January 2021

Van is a city in Turkey. It's located in eastern Anatolia, quite close to Iran and Iraq. It's the unofficial capital of the eastern part of the Kurdish region, and also houses a large amount of Armenians.

The population of Van mostly consists of Muslims, but they appear very western. There aren't many headscarfs and young people (both genders) seem very outgoing. Because Van is so far off the beaten track, and not many Turks go there because of the Kurdish conflict, people here are very friendly towards visitors (especially westeners). Hitching out and around the area won't be a problem at all.

Hitching out

North toward Dogubayazit

Take one of the many city buses marked "Kampus" to the university (it costs 1.25 lira as of 2012). See the famous cats at the Kedi Evi. Get back to the main road and stick out your thumb.

East toward Iran

You can either walk or take a minibus to the eastern part of the city. From here, you need to head towards "Saray" to reach the border.Don't start too early in the morning (before 7 or 8) as the border is closed until almost 9.


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