Sivrice, Elazığ

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Sivrice
Kurdish: Xox
Sivrice in the evening
Sivrice in the evening
Sivrice is located in Turkey
Sivrice
Sivrice
Coordinates: 38°26′48″N 39°18′42″E / 38.44667°N 39.31167°E / 38.44667; 39.31167Coordinates: 38°26′48″N 39°18′42″E / 38.44667°N 39.31167°E / 38.44667; 39.31167
CountryTurkey
ProvinceElazığ
Government
 • MayorTurgay Gündoğan (MHP)
 • KaymakamYunus Emre Vural
Area
[1]
 • District647.88 km2 (250.15 sq mi)
Elevation
1,266 m (4,154 ft)
Population
 (2012)[2]
 • Urban
3,961
 • District
8,485
 • District density13/km2 (34/sq mi)
Post code
23900
ClimateCsa
Websitewww.sivrice.bel.tr/index.html

Sivrice (Kurdish: Xox),[3] is a town and district of Elazığ Province of Turkey. Sivrice is on the shore of Lake Hazar.

History

On 24 January 2020 the town was impacted by a magnitude 6.7 earthquake.[4][5]

The view of the district and Lake Hazar from Hazar Baba Mountain.

Composition

Sivrice district comprises the town of Sivrice and 50 villages; 29 Kurdish villages and 21 Turkish villages.[6]

Settlement[6] Composition
Sivrice town Kurdish, Muhacir Turkish
Akbuğday Kurdish
Akseki Muhacir Turkish and Kurdish[7]
Alaattin Muhacir Turkish and Kurdish[7]
Alıncık Turkish
Aşağıçanakçı Muhacir Turkish and Kurdish[7]
Başkaynak Kurdish
Bekçitepe Kurdish
Canuşağı Kurdish
Çatakkaya Turkish
Çevrimtaş Turkish
Çortunlu Kurdish
Dedeyolu Turkish
Dereboynu Kurdish
Dikmen Turkish
Doğanbağı Turkish
Dörtbölük Kurdish
Duygulu Muhacir Turkish and Kurdish[7]
Elmasuyu Kurdish
Gelindere Kurdish
Görgülü Kurdish
Gözeli Kurdish
Günay Kurdish
Günbalı Kurdish
Hacılar Turkish
Haftasar Kurdish
Ilıncak Turkish
Kalaba Turkish
Kamışlık Muhacir Turkish and Kurdish[7]
Kavak Muhacir Turkish and Kurdish[7]
Kavallı Turkish
Kayabağları Kurdish[8]
Kayapınar Turkish
Kılıçkaya Turkish
Kösebayır Kurdish
Kürk Turkish
Mollaali Kurdish
Nergize Kurdish
Soğukpınar Kurdish
Sürek Kurdish
Tarlatepe Kurdish
Taşlıyayla Kurdish[9]
Topaluşağı Kurdish
Uslu Muhacir Turkish and Kurdish[7]
Üçlerce Muhacir Turkish and Kurdish[7]
Üğrük Muhacir Turkish, Kurdish and Muslim Armenian[10]
Yaruşağı Muhacir Turkish and Kurdish[7]
Yedikardeş Kurdish
Yedipınar Kurdish
Yukarıçanakçı Kurdish
Yürekkaya Muhacir Turkish and Kurdish[7]

References

  1. ^ "Area of regions (including lakes), km²". Regional Statistics Database. Turkish Statistical Institute. 2002. Retrieved 2013-03-05.
  2. ^ "Population of province/district centers and towns/villages by districts - 2012". Address Based Population Registration System (ABPRS) Database. Turkish Statistical Institute. Retrieved 2013-02-27.
  3. ^ adem Avcıkıran (2009). Kürtçe Anamnez Anamneza bi Kurmancî (PDF) (in Turkish and Kurdish). p. 56. Retrieved 17 December 2019.
  4. ^ 6.7 magnitude earthquake 5 km from Doğanyol, Malatya, Turkey.
  5. ^ Recent Earthquakes Near Doğanyol, Malatya, Turkey.
  6. ^ a b Ahmet Buran; Muhammet Kaymaz (1996). "Sivrice yöresi ağızları (İnceleme-metin-sözlük)" (PDF) (in Turkish). Firat University: 13. Retrieved 19 March 2020. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  7. ^ a b c d e f g h i j Peter Alfred, Andrews; Benninghaus, Rüdiger, eds. (1989). Ethnic Groups in the Republic of Turkey. p. 316.
  8. ^ Enver Çakar (May 2013). "Osmanlı Döneminde Harput'ta Kırsal Yerleşme: Baskil Örneği" (PDF) (in Turkish). Firat University: 116. Retrieved 6 March 2020. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  9. ^ Çakar, Enver (2012). Elazığ Baskil Yöresi Aşiretleri. Ertem Basım. p. 168. ISBN 9786058677609.
  10. ^ Peter Alfred, Andrews; Benninghaus, Rüdiger, eds. (1989). Ethnic Groups in the Republic of Turkey. p. 357.
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