Güçlükonak (Kurdish: Basan)[3] is a town and district in Şırnak Province of Turkey.
Güçlükonak | |
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Güçlükonak | |
| 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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