world.wikisort.org - Turkey

Search / Calendar

Hozat (Ottoman Turkish: خوزات,[3] Kurdish: Xozat) is a small city and its surrounding district in Tunceli Province of Turkey. It has a population of 4,714. Seyfi Geyik from the Republican People's Party (CHP) was elected mayor in the local elections in March 2019.[4] Kaymakam is Cuma Emeç.[5]

Hozat
Hozat
Coordinates: 39°06′33″N 39°13′12″E
CountryTurkey
ProvinceTunceli
Government
 • MayorSeyfi Geyik (CHP)
 • KaymakamCuma Emeç
Area
[1]
 • District777.13 km2 (300.05 sq mi)
Population
 (2012)[2]
 • Urban
6,693
 • District
8,661
 • District density11/km2 (29/sq mi)
Post code
62400
ClimateDsa
Websitewww.hozat.bel.tr

History


In the 10th century, it was known as Chozanon (Greek: Χόζανον), and formed a thema after its conquest by the Byzantine Empire shortly after 938.[6] Near the city are the ruins of the Ergen church which according to Rudaw was erected by Armenians 1300 years ago.[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. Tahir Sezen, Osmanlı Yer Adları (Alfabetik Sırayla), T.C. Başbakanlık Devlet Arşivleri Genel Müdürlüğü, Yayın Nu 21, Ankara, p. 240.
  4. Şafak, Yeni (2019-06-12). "Tunceli Hozat Seçim Sonuçları – Hozat Yerel Seçim Sonuçları". Yeni Şafak (in Turkish). Retrieved 2019-12-06.
  5. "Hozat Kaymakamı Cuma EMEÇ". www.hozat.gov.tr. Retrieved 2019-12-06.
  6. 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.
  7. Haidari, Ali (13 August 2020). "Armenian church left neglected, looted in eastern Turkey". Rudaw. Retrieved 2021-12-19.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)



This article about an Eastern Anatolia Region of Turkey location is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.

  • v
  • t
  • e

На других языках

- [en] Hozat

[ru] Хозат

Хозат (тур. Hozat) — город и район в провинции Тунджели (Турция).


Текст в блоке "Читать" взят с сайта "Википедия" и доступен по лицензии Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike; в отдельных случаях могут действовать дополнительные условия.

Другой контент может иметь иную лицензию. Перед использованием материалов сайта WikiSort.org внимательно изучите правила лицензирования конкретных элементов наполнения сайта.

2019-2025
WikiSort.org - проект по пересортировке и дополнению контента Википедии