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Kiğı (Kurdish: Gêxî,[3] Armenian: Քղի Kʿġi) is a town and district of Bingöl Province in the Eastern Anatolia region of Turkey. The mayor is Hikmet Özüağ (AKP).[4] The district has a population of 3,188 out of which 1,604 live in the town of Kiğı.

Kiğı
Kiğı
Coordinates: 39°18′35″N 40°20′58″E
CountryTurkey
ProvinceBingöl
Government
 • MayorHikmet Özüağ (AKP)
 • KaymakamOnur Yeniay
Area
[1]
 • District367.91 km2 (142.05 sq mi)
Elevation
1,700 m (5,600 ft)
Population
 (2012)[2]
 • Urban
3,062
 • District
4,886
 • District density13/km2 (34/sq mi)
Post code
12800
Websitewww.kigi.bel.tr

Historically this area was ruled by different Armenian, Byzantine, Kurdish and Turkic dynasties. During the Middle Ages, Kiğı had been a mint town of the Ilkhanids[5] The town became a part of the Ottoman Empire was a sanjak of the Erzurum Eyalet. Historically a nearby iron mine was used but mining stopped in 17th century.[6] The main sights in the town are the citadel, the mosque built in 1401/02 and commissioned by Pir Ali son of the Aq Qoyunlu Kutlu.[5]The medieval Muslim tomb and bathhouse of Yazıcızadeler and the ruins of a church.[5] There were battles in this area between the Russians and Ottomans during World War I. The current location of the town was moved here after a Safavid raid in the 16th century, the old site was near the citadel.[5] But the present structure is largely a restoration from later times.[5]


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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. Avcýkýran, Dr. Adem (ed.). "Kürtçe Anamnez, Anamneza bi Kurmancî" (PDF). Tirsik. p. 55. Retrieved 17 December 2019.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  4. Şafak, Yeni (2019-07-11). "Bingöl Kiğı Seçim Sonuçları – Kiğı Yerel Seçim Sonuçları". Yeni Şafak (in Turkish). Retrieved 2019-11-07.
  5. Sinclair, T.A. (1989). Eastern Turkey: An Architectural & Archaeological Survey, Volume III. Pindar Press. ISBN 9781904597780.
  6. Sinclair, T. A. (1989-12-31). Eastern Turkey: An Architectural & Archaeological Survey, Volume III. Pindar Press. pp. 158–159. ISBN 978-1-904597-78-0.



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[de] Kiğı

Kiğı (kurdisch: Gêxi) ist eine Stadt und ein gleichnamiger Landkreis der Provinz Bingöl im Osten der Türkei. Die Stadt liegt 75 km von der Stadt Bingöl entfernt. In der Stadt Kiğı leben viele Aleviten. Die im Stadtsiegel abgebildete Jahreszahl 1926 dürfte auf das Jahr der Erhebung zur (Stadt-)Gemeinde (Belediye/Belde) hinweisen.
- [en] Kiğı

[ru] Кигы

Кигы (тур. Kiğı) — город и район в провинции Бингёль Турции. Его население составляет 3,005 человек (2012). Высота над уровнем моря — 1700 м. Населенный пункт появился здесь в эпоху Сафавидов. В районе населенного пункта в Первую мировую войну проходила линия разграничения русских и турецких войск.


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