Mazgirt

Mazgirt (Kurdish: Mêzgir),[3] is a small city and its surrounding district in Tunceli Province of Turkey. The city has a population of 1,712, most of which are Alevi. The current mayor is Murat Becerikli from the Justice and Development Party (AKP).[4] The kaymakam is Menderes Topçuoĝlu.[5]

Mazgirt
Mazgirt
Coordinates: 39°01′18″N 39°36′30″E
CountryTurkey
ProvinceTunceli
Government
 • MayorMurat Becerikli (AKP)
 • KaymakamMenderes Topçuoğlu
Area
[1]
 • District673.51 km2 (260.04 sq mi)
Elevation
1,447 m (4,747 ft)
Population
 (2012)[2]
 • Urban
2,107
 • District
8,622
 • District density13/km2 (33/sq mi)
Post code
628xx
ClimateDsa
Websitewww.mazgirt.bel.tr

The town has a number of interesting buildings, such as an abandoned castle,[6] an old mosque, and an Armenian church which is soon to be renovated.[7][8][9]

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. 55. Retrieved 17 December 2019.
  4. Şafak, Yeni (2019-06-12). "Tunceli Mazgirt Seçim Sonuçları – Mazgirt Yerel Seçim Sonuçları". Yeni Şafak (in Turkish). Retrieved 2019-12-06.
  5. "Mazgirt Kaymakamı Menderes TOPÇUOĞLU". www.mazgirt.gov.tr. Retrieved 2019-12-06.
  6. 39.023698, 39.600318
  7. Philandre (2015-09-02). "To Mazgirt". Among Armenian Ruins. Retrieved 2019-12-06.
  8. "Armenian church in Dersim to be renovated". armenpress.am. Retrieved 2019-12-06.
  9. "Google Maps".


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