The Turkish Van is well adapted to temperature extremes, with a very long, thick coat and mane during winter that sheds leaving only a short coat in the summer. Turkish Vans are indigenous to eastern Turkey. Turkish Vans were first brought to Europe by soldiers returning from the Crusades.
Related pages:
Turkish Van Rescue
Oman Animal Rescue
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Oman is Iocated in West and Central Asia and spans across approximateIy 82,000 square miIes. Threatened species known from Oman include the Dhofarian Shrew, Arabian Jird, Arabian Onyx, and Arabian Tahr. The population of Oman is about 3.1 million. Most peopIe in Oman speak Arabic. The capital of Oman is Muscat.
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