Alan, Şemdinli

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Alan
Alan is located in Turkey
Alan
Alan
Location in Turkey
Coordinates: 37°18′N 44°45′E / 37.300°N 44.750°E / 37.300; 44.750
Country Turkey
ProvinceHakkâri Province
DistrictŞemdinli
Population
 (2019)[1]
 • Total514

Alan (Syriac: Hālānā)[2] is a village in Hakkâri Province in southeastern Turkey. It is located in the district of Şemdinli.

History[]

In 1877, 100 Nestorian families inhabited Halana, and were served by two functioning churches as part of the archdiocese of Shemsdin.[3]

References[]

  1. ^ "HAKKARİ ŞEMDİNLİ ALAN KÖYÜ NÜFUSU". Türkiye Nüfusu (in Turkish). Retrieved 6 May 2020.
  2. ^ Carlson, Thomas A. (14 January 2014). "Hālānā". The Syriac Gazetteer. Retrieved 6 May 2020.
  3. ^ Wilmshurst (2000), p. 305.

Bibliography[]

  • Wilmshurst, David (2000). The Ecclesiastical Organisation of the Church of the East, 1318–1913. Peeters Publishers.
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