Güçlükonak (Kurdish: Basan)[3] is a town and district in Şırnak Province of Turkey.
Güçlükonak | |
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Coordinates: 37°28′17″N 41°54′55″E | |
Country | Turkey |
Province | Şırnak |
Government | |
• Mayor | Bahattin Aktuğ (AKP) |
• Kaymakam | Mustafa Akgül |
Area | |
• District | 436.24 km2 (168.43 sq mi) |
Population (2012)[2] | |
• Urban | 4,590 |
• District | 13,069 |
• District density | 30/km2 (78/sq mi) |
Post code | 737xx |
Website | www.guclukonak.bel.tr |
Güçlükonak was a Yazidi settlement by the early 20th century, but it began being settled by Sunni Kurds of the Harunan tribe as its Yezidi inhabitants migrated to Shingal.[4]
Settlement | Ethnicity (tribe) |
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Güçlükonak (Basan) | Kurdish (Harunan)[5] |
Ağaçyurdu (Zivinga Şikakan) | Kurdish (Jilyan)[6] |
Akçakuşak (Şikefta Spî) | Kurdish (Harunan and Şîkakî)[5][7] |
Akdizgin (Zêvê) | Kurdish (Welatî)[8] |
Boyuncuk (Hetma) | Kurdish (Harunan)[5] |
Çevrimli (Gêrê) | Kurdish (Şîkakî)[7] |
Çobankazanı (Şehka) | Kurdish (Harunan)[9] |
Damlabaşı (Dilok) | Kurdish (Harunan)[5] |
Damlarca (Keraşa) | Kurdish (Welatî)[8] |
Dağyeli (Nevyan) | Kurdish (Jilyan)[6] |
Demirboğaz (Gerger) | Kurdish (Jilyan)[6] |
Düğünyurdu (Tarunî) | Kurdish (Şîkakî)[7] |
Fındık (Findikê) | Kurdish (Jilyan)[10] Kurdish (Welatî) in Kırkağaç (Avên, Bênat) hamlet[10] |
Koçtepe (Hista/Xestê) | Kurdish (Şîkakî)[7] |
Ormaniçi (Bana) | Kurdish (Welatî)[8] |
Sağkol (Hejîr) | Kurdish (Harunan)[11] |
Taşkonak (Şikeftiyan) | Kurdish (Jilyan)[6] |
Yağızoymak (Zivinge) | Kurdish (Hecî Elya)[10] |
Yağmurkuyusu (Cêleka) | Kurdish (Harunan)[5] |
Yatağankaya (Xoran) | Kurdish (Şîkakî)[7] |
In 1995 as the Şırnak Province was governed in a state of emergency, it was the scene of the Güçlükonak massacre [tr] in which 11 men lost their lives.[12] As of January 2020, no person has been charged for the massacre.[13]
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