Gürpınar (Kurdish: Payizawa/Xawesor,[2] Armenian: Հայոց Ձոր, romanized: Hayots' Dzor) is a municipality and district of Van Province, Turkey.

[1] The town Gürpınar is located 20 km (12 mi) south of the provincial capital Van.

The current mayor is Hayrullah Tanış from the Justice and Development Party (AKP).

[7] In Armenian mythology, Hayots Dzor is the valley where the Armenian progenitor Hayk defeated the army of the invading Babylonian king Bel and constructed a fortress (Haykaberd) nearby.

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