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Flag of Gevaş - Image by Tomislav Šipek, 16 October 2017
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The municipality of Gevaş (29,215 inhabitants in 2012, 11,028 in the town of Gevaş; 96,800 ha) is located on the south shore of Lake Van, 40 km southwest of Van.
Ivan Sache, 16 October 2017
The flag of Gevaş (photo, photo, photo) is white with the municipality's emblem. "Belediyesi" means "Municipality".
The emblem features Lake Van and Halime Hatun mausoleum, which is
located on the eastern side of the Seljuk cemetery of Gevaş.
According to the inscription on the entrance gate, the mausoleum was
built in 1335 by Asad,the son of Ahlati Pehlivan, for Halime Hatun, the
daughter of Emir Melik İzzeddin.
The two-storied mausoleum has a square plan with a staircase leading to
the eastern gate. The corners were made on a pricey square base with
onyx stones. The walls covered with a pyramidal cone were built with
smooth cut stone material. On all facades, ornaments consisting of
vegetal, geometric and written forms in strips and medallions were placed.
[Van Culuture and Tourism Directorate]
Tomislav Šipek & Ivan Sache, 16 October 2017
