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On this page you will find direct links to digitalized travel books for the listed places, categorized per modern Turkish district (ilçe)
by example:
Ovaçevirme →Lynch 1901-2: 256 (Chevermeh)
Ovaçevirme = is the Turkish modern name.
Lynch 1901 = is the name of the travel report where this name can be found. If the text is blue, is it is linked to a title description.
256 = the page number. If the number is blue it links to a page in one of the digital book repositories (archive.org, openlibary.org or hathitrust.org, jstor) or to a reproduction of the text on this website with geographical annotations.
(Chevermeh) the original name used by the author
(→ANT) links to a list of geographical annotations for this title.
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Van central district
Van →Brant 1841: 387, 389 - 398 (Van) (→ANT) →Shiel 1838: 60-65 (Van) →Layard 1853: 334-350 (Wan) →Rassam 1897: 122-130 (Wan) (ANT→) →Bishop 1891-2: 334 (Van) →Lynch 1901-2: 38 (Van)
- Akköprü →Lynch 1901-2: 111 (Ak Köpri)
- Beyüzümü: Lynch 1901-2: 112 (Shahbagi)
- İşkele →Layard 1853: 350 (Iskelli) (→ANT) →Brant 1841: 398 (Iskeleh Koi)
Alaköy →Brant 1841: 398 (Ala Koi)
Erçek → Shiel 1838: 59-60 (Erchek)
Ermişler →Brant 1841: 398 - 400 (Merek) [identification not certain]
Gülsünler, Günsünler →Lynch 1901-2: 340 (Shikhan) [identification not certain]
Kalecik →Lynch 1901-2: 38 (Kalajik)
Kevenli →Lynch 1901-2: 113 (Shushantz)
Otluca →Lynch 1901-2: 340 (Shikhuna) [identification not certain)
Yeşilsu →Layard 1853: 351 (Amikh) (→ANT)
Yukarıbakraçlı →Lynch 1901-2: 113 (Yedi Kilisa)
Bahçesaray district
Bahçesaray →Brant 1841: 387 (Mukush) [not visited by author] →Layard 1853: 357-359 (Mukus) (→ANT) →Percy 1901: 151 (Mukus) (ANT→)
Altındere →Layard 1853: 359 (Aurenj) (→ANT)
Başkale district
Başkale →Shiel 1838: 66 (Albák) [not visited by author] →Rassam 1897: 135 (Bash-Kalaa) (ANT→)
Çaldıran →Layard 1853: 329 (Charderrah) (→ANT)
Ilıcak →Rassam 1897: 135-137 (Hozee) (ANT→)
Öncüler →Layard 1853: 329 (Antiss) (→ANT)
Çatak district
Çatak →Brant 1841: 389 (Shah Tagh) [not visited by author] →Layard 1853: 359-360 (Shattak, Tauk, Shokh) (→ANT)→Taylor 1865: 49 (Shattak) →Percy 1901: 151, 160 (Shattakh)
Kayaboğaz (previously Görentaş) →Percy 1901: 160 (Geurundash) (ANT→)
Edremit district
Edremit →Brant 1841: 389 (Artemid) →Shiel 1838: 68 (Artemíd) →Layard 1853: 353 (Artamit, Adremit) (→ANT) →Bishop 1891-2: 341 (Artemid) ; →Lynch 1901-2: 119 (Artemid)
Çiçekli
- Cumhuriyet →Lynch 1901-2: 123 (Mesgeldek)
- Gölkaşı →Lynch 1901-2: 123 (Mesgeldek)
Dönemeç →Bishop 1891-2: 341 (Angugh) ; →Lynch 1901-2: 123 (Anguil, Enghil)
Erciş district
Erciş →Shiel 1838: 66 (Arjísh) [not visited by author] →Brant 1841: 402-403 (Ardish) →Rassam 1897: 116 (Ardeesh) (ANT→) →Lynch 1901-2: 24 (Akanz)
- Alkanat →Lynch 1901-2: 27 (Hargin)
- Haydarbey →Lynch 1901-2: 28 (Haidar Bey)
- Tekevler →Lynch 1901-2: 27 (Igmal)
- ruins of old Erciş →Lynch 1901-2: 27 (Arjish)
Aşağıışıklı →Lynch 1901-2: 24 (Erishat)
Bayramlı →Rassam 1897: 116 (Akhsara) (ANT→)
Çobandüzü →Lynch 1901-2: 23 (Hipsinek)
Görüşlü →Brant 1841: 404 (Ashraf)
Karatavuk →Brant 1841: 412 (Gujiyeh)
Karlıyayla →Brant 1841: 412 (Arbuzunk)
Uncular →Brant 1841: 415 (Kara Kilisa) →Lynch 1901-2: 23 (Karakilise)
Taşevler →Taylor 1865: 44 (Thontrag) [not visited by author, identification not certain]
Yukarıışıklı: Lynch 1901-2: 24 (Erishat)
not identified
"Kunduk" →Brant 1841: 416 [hamlet close to Hasanaptal village]
Gevaş district
Gevaş →Brant 1841: 388 (Vastan) →Shiel 1838: 68 (Vastán) →Layard 1853: 354 (Vastan) (→ANT) →Bishop 1891-2: 342 (Vastan) →Lynch 1901-2: 124 (Vostan) →Percy 1901: 160 (Vostan) (ANT→)
Atalan →Lynch 1901-2: 123 (Atanon)
Derağzı →Brant 1841: 386 (Ishkend)
Göründü →Lynch 1901-2: 136 (Mirabet)
Güzelkonak →Percy 1901: 156 (Pashavank) (ANT→)
Hasbey →Brant 1841: 386 (Norkukh) →Shiel 1838: 69, 70 (Núr Kúh) →Lynch 1901-2: 136 (Norkeui)
Kazanç →Shiel 1838: 65, 67, 70 (Pasvakh) →Brant 1841: 387-388 (about castle of Han Mahmud, Pashvansk Kaleh)
Yoldöndü →Brant 1841: 386 (Monastery of Khanjaik) →Bishop 1891-2: 344, 346 (Undzag) →Lynch 1901-2: 136 (Enzakh) →Percy 1901: 156 (Kanjek) (ANT→)[perhaps confused by author with Kenzek/ Altınsaç in same district]
Yemişlik →Layard 1853: 356 (Narek) (→ANT) →Bishop 1891-2: 342 (Narek)
Yuva →Lynch 1901-2: 137 (Sarik)
Gürpınar district
Gürpınar
- Aşağıkaymaz →Lynch 1901-2: 122 (Lower Mechinker)
- Yukarıkaymaz →Lynch 1901-2: 122 (Upper Mechinker)
Aşağıaliç →Percy 1901: 163 (Sekunis) (ANT→)
Arpayatağı →Percy 1901: 163 (Ustayan) (ANT→)
Dikbıyık →Percy 1901: 162 (Gowan) (ANT→)
- Pirbedelan me →Layard 1853: 361 (Pir-bedelan) (→ANT) →Percy 1901: 162 (Pirbadilaun) [see also item in travel snap shots]
Güzelsu (Hoşap) →Shiel 1838: 67 (Khúsh-áb) [not visited by author] →Rassam 1897: 133 (Khoshab) (ANT→) →Lynch 1901-2: 122 (Mahmudia)
Murataldı →Rassam 1897: 133-134 (Shooshnamerrick) (ANT→)
Topyıldız →Percy 1901: 163 (Mervanen) (ANT→) →Bishop 1891-2: 327 (Merwanen)
Yolaşan →Rassam 1897: 131-132 (Norchokh) (ANT→)
Yukarıaliç →Percy 1901: 163 (Sekunis) (ANT→)
Üçdoğan →Percy 1901: 163 (Zakh) (ANT→)
Muradiye district
Muradiye →Brant 1841: 401 (Bargir, Beigir Kal'eh) [not visited by author] →Shiel 1838: 66 (Begerí) [not visited by author]
Ünseli →Brant 1841: 401 (Arnis) →Rassam 1897: 118 (Arnis) (ANT→)
other
Arter, Kuşadası island →Shiel 1838: 69 (Limn) [probably erreneous identification by author]
Çarpanak Island →Lynch 1901-2: 33 (Ktutz)
Aghtamar Island →Layard 1853: 355-356 (Akhtamar) (→ANT) →Brant 1841: 386 (Akhtamar) →Shiel 1838: 69 (Akhtamár) →Bishop 1891-2: 343 (Akhtamar) →Lynch 1901-2: 129 (Akhtamar) →Percy 1901: 156 (Aghtamar)
Aghtamar harbour →Brant 1841: 386, 388 (Akavansk)
Erçek Lake →Brant 1841: 410 (Lake of Erjek)
Hoşap Castle →Brant 1841: 387 (Castle of Mahmudiyeh), see also under Gürpınar district, Güzelsu
Yedikilise, Varakavank →Layard 1853: 334, 352 (Yedi Klissia) (→ANT) →Rassam 1897: 129-130 (Yadee Kilisa) (ANT→) →Lynch 1901-2: 113 (Yedi Kilisa) see also under Yukarıbakraçlı, central district
Van Province
Van Province