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 Turkish
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 Turkish
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 Turkish
Kayapınar Turkish
Kılıçkaya Turkish
Kösebayır Kurdish
Kürk Turkish
Mollaali Kurdish
Nergize Kurdish
Soğukpınar Kurdish
Sürek Kurdish
Tarlatepe Kurdish
Taşlıyayla Turkish
Topaluşağı Kurdish
Uslu Muhacir Turkish and Kurdish[7]
Üçlerce Muhacir Turkish and Kurdish[7]
Üğrük Muhacir Turkish, Kurdish and Muslim Armenian[8]
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 requires |journal= (help)
  7. ^ a b c d e f g h Peter Alfred, Andrews; Benninghaus, Rüdiger, eds. (1989). Ethnic Groups in the Republic of Turkey. p. 316.
  8. ^ Peter Alfred, Andrews; Benninghaus, Rüdiger, eds. (1989). Ethnic Groups in the Republic of Turkey. p. 357.
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