Salkımlı, Kulp

Salkımlı or Fırki (Armenian: Փառկա, romanized: Pʿaṙka, Kurdish: Firqê) is a village in the District of Kulp, Diyarbakır Province, Turkey. In 2008 its population was 733 people.[1] Before the Armenian genocide it was populated by Armenians and was the center of the group of villages known as Khian or Khiank (Armenian: Խիան, romanized: Xian or Armenian: Խիանք, romanized: Xiankʿ).[2]

Salkımlı
Parka, Firqê, Fırki
Village
Salkımlı
Location in Turkey
Coordinates: 38°23′47″N 41°9′28″E
Country Turkey
ProvinceDiyarbakır
DistrictKulp
Population
 (2008)
 • Total733

References
  1. "Cities, towns and villages in Diyarbakır". Turkish Statistical Institute. Archived from the original on 2 March 2014. Retrieved 14 February 2014.
  2. "Index Anatolicus".
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