Baà Âkale (, ) is a municipality and district of Van Province, Turkey. Its area is 2,727 km<sup>2</sup>, and its population is 44,168 (2022). The municipality Baà Âkale was established in 1937. In the local elections of March 2019 Erkan Acar from the Peoples' Democratic Party (HDP) was elected mayor.
Baà Âkale is situated west of the Turkey-Iran border. of the national border is on the east and north-east of the Baà Âkale district. Baà Âkale shares district borders with Yüksekova District of Hakkari Province to the south, Saray and ÃÂzalp districts of Van Province to the north, and Gürpñnar district of Van Province to the west.
Baà Âkale is situated 2460 metres above sea level, in the valley of the Great Zab River (Zapsuyu), and the town stands on the eastern slope of the south-eastern Taurus Mountains. The majority of the Baà Âkale district is mountainous. The agricultural portion is only , approximately 14% of the total area. Baà Âkale is enclosed by Mount (YiÃÂit)/Haravil (3468 m) in the east, Mount Baà Âkale/ðspiriz (3668 m) in the west, and Mount Gökdaà(3604 m) in the south-east. The mountains of Mor, Haravil, Mengene and ÃÂekvan are in the district of Baà Âkale. Other geographical features in Baà Âkale include the Karasu river, and the plateaus of Nebirnav, Kevçikan, Hanasor, ÃÂekvan, Aà Âkitan (ÃÂlya), Perihan, Meydan, Harinan, Terazñn, Sülav, Medgezeren, Pistekan, Herevil-à Âirez, Derevan, Derik, BaÃÂarük, Düava and Mengen.
According to Encyclopædia Britannica Eleventh Edition from 1911, the town included 10 thousand people, mostly consisting of Kurds but also 1.5 thousand Armenians and 1 thousand Jews.
There are 69 neighbourhoods in Baà Âkale District: