Seldek
Seldek | |
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Coordinates: 37°15′27″N 37°54′30″E / 37.2575°N 37.9083°ECoordinates: 37°15′27″N 37°54′30″E / 37.2575°N 37.9083°E | |
Country | Turkey |
Province | Şanlıurfa |
District | Halfeti |
Population (2018) | 1,588 |
Seldek, formerly known as Seldik, is a village in the municipal area of Halfeti, in the province of Urfa, south-eastern Turkey. The population is 1,588 (in 2018). The village is situated about 2 miles east of the town of Old Halfeti, which lies on the river Euphrates (partially submerged by the reservoir behind the Birecik Dam).
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The population of the village has been consistently declining in recent years, falling from 2,523 (in 2007) to 1,588 in ten years.[1]
The name of the village is Kurdish, derived from the personal name Salman. It is attested as Seldik in 1915 and 1928, but is now named Seldek.[2]
About a mile north-west of the village lies an historic mound or tumulus (Höyüktepe Höyüğü). This was declared a 1st Degree Archaeological Site in 2017 by the Şanliurfa Cultural Assets Protection Board.[3]
The village, with the immediate surroundings, including the tumulus, is constituted a Mahallah (mahalle in Turkish), headed by a Mukhtar, currently Cengiz Büyüertaş (2019). [4]
References[]
- ^ Census of Turkey www.nufusune.com/80376-sanliurfa-halfeti-seldek-mahallesi-nufusu retrieved February 2019
- ^ Index Anatolicus - a database of Turkish toponyms nisanyanmap.com/?yer=32834&haritasi=seldek retrieved February 2019
- ^ Official Gazette of the Republic of Turkey 2018 www.resmigazete.gov.tr/ilanlar/eskiilanlar/2018/01/20180105-4-1.pdf retrieved February 2019
- ^ Halfeti municipal web site www.halfeti.gov.tr/muhtar retrieved February 2019
- Villages in Şanlıurfa Province
- Southeastern Anatolia Region geography stubs