Sivrice, Elazığ

Sivrice (Kurdish: Xox),[3] is a town and district of Elazığ Province of Turkey. Sivrice is on the shore of Lake Hazar.

Sivrice
Kurdish: Xox
Sivrice in the evening
Sivrice
Coordinates: 38°26′48″N 39°18′42″E
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

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 townKurdish, Muhacir Turkish
AkbuğdayKurdish
AksekiMuhacir Turkish and Kurdish[7]
AlaattinMuhacir Turkish and Kurdish[7]
AlıncıkTurkish
AşağıçanakçıMuhacir Turkish and Kurdish[7]
BaşkaynakKurdish
BekçitepeKurdish
CanuşağıKurdish
ÇatakkayaTurkish
ÇevrimtaşTurkish
ÇortunluKurdish
DedeyoluTurkish
DereboynuKurdish
DikmenTurkish
DoğanbağıTurkish
DörtbölükKurdish
DuyguluMuhacir Turkish and Kurdish[7]
ElmasuyuKurdish
GelindereKurdish
GörgülüKurdish
GözeliKurdish
GünayKurdish
GünbalıKurdish
HacılarTurkish
HaftasarKurdish
IlıncakTurkish
KalabaTurkish
KamışlıkMuhacir Turkish and Kurdish[7]
KavakMuhacir Turkish and Kurdish[7]
KavallıTurkish
KayabağlarıKurdish[8]
KayapınarTurkish
KılıçkayaTurkish
KösebayırKurdish
KürkTurkish
MollaaliKurdish
NergizeKurdish
SoğukpınarKurdish
SürekKurdish
TarlatepeKurdish
TaşlıyaylaKurdish[9]
TopaluşağıKurdish
UsluMuhacir Turkish and Kurdish[7]
ÜçlerceMuhacir Turkish and Kurdish[7]
ÜğrükMuhacir Turkish, Kurdish and Muslim Armenian[10]
YaruşağıMuhacir Turkish and Kurdish[7]
YedikardeşKurdish
YedipınarKurdish
YukarıçanakçıKurdish
YürekkayaMuhacir 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. Ahmet Buran; Muhammet Kaymaz (1996). "Sivrice yöresi ağızları (İnceleme-metin-sözlük)" (PDF) (in Turkish). Firat University: 13. Retrieved 19 March 2020. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  7. Peter Alfred, Andrews; Benninghaus, Rüdiger, eds. (1989). Ethnic Groups in the Republic of Turkey. p. 316.
  8. Enver Çakar (May 2013). "Osmanlı Döneminde Harput'ta Kırsal Yerleşme: Baskil Örneği" (PDF) (in Turkish). Firat University: 116. Retrieved 6 March 2020. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  9. Çakar, Enver (2012). Elazığ Baskil Yöresi Aşiretleri. Ertem Basım. p. 168. ISBN 9786058677609.
  10. Peter Alfred, Andrews; Benninghaus, Rüdiger, eds. (1989). Ethnic Groups in the Republic of Turkey. p. 357.
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