Hozat
Hozat | |
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  Hozat Location in Turkey | |
| Coordinates:39°06′25″N39°13′12″E/ 39.107°N 39.220°E | |
| Country | Turkey |
| Province | Tunceli |
| District | Hozat |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Aydin Kaya (SOL Parti) |
| Population (2021) | 3,634 |
| Time zone | UTC+3(TRT) |
| Website | www.hozat.bel.tr |
Hozat(Ottoman Turkish:خوزات,[1]Kurdish:Xozat) is a municipality (belde) and seat ofHozat DistrictinTunceli Province,Turkey.[2]It is populated byKurdsand had a population of 3,634 in 2021.[3][4]
Seyfi Geyik from theRepublican People's Party(CHP) was elected mayor in thelocal elections in March 2019.[5]
The town is divided into the neighborhoods of Diyap Ağa, Fikripaşa, Köprübaşı and Yenimahalle.[2]
History
[edit]In the 10th century, it was known asChozanon(Greek:Χόζανον), and formed athemaafter its conquest by theByzantine Empireshortly after 938.[6]Near the city are the ruins of the Ergen church which according toRudawwas erected by Armenians 1300 years ago.[7]
References
[edit]- ^Tahir Sezen,Osmanlı Yer Adları (Alfabetik Sırayla),T.C. Başbakanlık Devlet Arşivleri Genel Müdürlüğü, Yayın Nu 21, Ankara, p. 240.
- ^ab"Türkiye Mülki İdare Bölümleri Envanteri".T.C. İçişleri Bakanlığı(in Turkish).Retrieved19 December2022.
- ^"Address-based population registration system (ADNKS) results dated 31 December 2021"(XLS)(in Turkish).TÜİK.Retrieved30 January2023.
- ^Andrews, Peter; Benninghaus, Rüdiger (2002).Ethnic Groups in the Republic of Turkey: Supplement and Index.p. 57.ISBN9783895002298.
- ^Şafak, Yeni (2019-06-12)."Tunceli Hozat Seçim Sonuçları – Hozat Yerel Seçim Sonuçları".Yeni Şafak(in Turkish).Retrieved2019-12-06.
- ^Oikonomides, Nicolas(1972).Les Listes de Préséance Byzantines des IXe et Xe Siècles(in French). Paris, France: Editions du Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique. p. 359.
- ^Haidari, Ali (13 August 2020)."Armenian church left neglected, looted in eastern Turkey".Rudaw.Retrieved2021-12-19.
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