Van

وان

City in Turkey.

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Region
Levant & Iraq
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Birthplace of
Muhammad ibn Mustafa al-Wani· Vani Mehmed Efendi
Site of
Defense of Van· Siege of Van· Siege of Van (1605)· Siege of Van (1633)

People and things also explored

Ahmed I· Mehmed V Resad· Murad IV· سليمان القانوني· Bursa· Medina· Defense of Van· Siege of Van

Sources

  • Wikidata
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islam.museum contributors. “Van”. islam.museum, https://islam.museum/en/place/van/. CC BY-SA 4.0. Last updated 2026-11-09.

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Ahmed I

Ahmed I, the fourteenth Ottoman sultan and son of Mehmed III, born at Manisa in 998/1590 and succeeded in 1012/1603. He built the Sultan Ahmed mosque at the Atmeydani in Istanbul, and died in 1026/1617 after a two-month illness.