Hizan
Hizan | |
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  Hizan Location in Turkey | |
| Coordinates: 38°13′32″N 42°25′37″E / 38.22556°N 42.42694°E | |
| Country | Turkey |
| Province | Bitlis |
| District | Hizan |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Cezail Aktaş (SP) |
| Population (2021)[1] | 12,409 |
| Time zone | UTC+3 (TRT) |
| Postal code | 13600 |
| Website | www |
Hizan (Armenian: Խիզան, romanized: Khizan; Kurdish: Xîzan[2]) is a town in Bitlis Province, Turkey. It is the seat of Hizan District.[3] Its population is 12,409 (2021).[1]
The town is populated by Kurds of the Bekiran tribe.[4]
History
Hizan is located in the valley of the
Eski Hizan, the old site of Hizan, is located at the opening of one of the side valleys.[5] The site is now occupied by the village of Sirmaçek.[5] The old town walls are 230 m from east to west and 200 m from north to south; immediately below the north wall is a ravine which would have determined the shape of the fortifications.[5] The rectangular shape may indicate an ancient Roman foundation (or re-foundation of an earlier site), during the period from 298 to 363 when they controlled Moxoene.[5] Most of the walls and towers, however, date from much later, probably from the 15th-16th centuries.[5] The walls are still standing to their original height on most of the south and west sides, but on the north side only the foundations remain.[5]
Beginning in perhaps the mid-13th century, Hizan was the capital of
At the beginning of the Ottoman rule of Hizan, the town served as an imperial mint.[5] Some of the town's fortifications were also built during this time.[5]
Government
In the local elections in March 2019, Cezail Aktaş from the Felicity Party (SP) was elected mayor.[6]
Education
In the district exists the Hizan Public Education Center, where several courses are offered.[7]
Curfews
In the villages of the district, several curfews were announced and imposed by the Governor of Bitlis Province.[8][9][10]
Demographics
In 1895 the district of Hizan counted dozens of
| Turkish | Arabic | Kurdish |
Circassian | Armenian | Unknown or other languages |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 196 | 515 | 8,211 | – | – | – |
| Muslim | Armenian | Jewish | Other Christian |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8,408 | – | – | – |
Climate
| Climate data for Hizan | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 2.1 (35.8) |
3.4 (38.1) |
7.4 (45.3) |
13.6 (56.5) |
19.6 (67.3) |
26.0 (78.8) |
30.7 (87.3) |
30.6 (87.1) |
26.3 (79.3) |
18.6 (65.5) |
10.9 (51.6) |
4.6 (40.3) |
16.2 (61.1) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −3.7 (25.3) |
−4.5 (23.9) |
−0.4 (31.3) |
4.4 (39.9) |
8.7 (47.7) |
13.0 (55.4) |
16.9 (62.4) |
16.6 (61.9) |
12.8 (55.0) |
7.6 (45.7) |
2.2 (36.0) |
−1.9 (28.6) |
6.0 (42.8) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 103 (4.1) |
117 (4.6) |
119 (4.7) |
122 (4.8) |
74 (2.9) |
18 (0.7) |
4 (0.2) |
3 (0.1) |
10 (0.4) |
71 (2.8) |
104 (4.1) |
108 (4.3) |
853 (33.6) |
| Source: Climate-data.org | |||||||||||||
Notable people
- Badh ibn Dustak (died 991), Kurdish tribal leader and Founder of the Marwanid Dynasty
- Xelîlê Sêrtî (1754-1843), Kurdish mullah and author most known for his contributions to the Kurdish madrasas.
- Said Nursî (1877-1960), Sunni-Muslim Kurdish theologian
- Kâmran İnan (1929-2015), Politician
- Suat Kaya (1999*), Footballer
References
- ^ TÜİK. Retrieved 30 January 2023.
- ^ Adem, Avcıkıran (2009). Kürtçe Anamnez Anamneza bi Kurmancî (in Turkish and Kurdish). p. 55.
- ^ İlçe Belediyesi, Turkey Civil Administration Departments Inventory. Retrieved 30 January 2023.
- ^ Bekiran, Mehmet Fatih (2018). Bekiran Aşireti Tarihi (in Turkish). Berikan Yayınları. p. 220.
- ^ ISBN 0-907132-32-4. Retrieved 20 May 2022.
- ^ Şafak, Yeni (2019-11-21). "Bitlis Hizan Seçim Sonuçları – Hizan Yerel Seçim Sonuçları". Yeni Şafak (in Turkish). Retrieved 2019-11-21.
- ^ KORKMAZ, MEHMET (2018-07-17). "Hizan Halk Eğitimi Merkezi (Hizan Public Education Center)". EPALE - European Commission. Retrieved 2019-11-21.
- ^ "Operation, Curfew in District of Hizan in Bitlis". Bianet. Retrieved 21 November 2019.
- ^ "2-Month Curfew Lifted in Bitlis, Another One Declared on the Same Day". Retrieved 21 November 2019.
- ^ "Curfew in 14 hamlets in Bitlis". ANF News. Retrieved 2019-11-21.
- ^ ISSN 2269-5281.
- ^ "Kaza Hizan / Խիզան - Khizan". Virtual Genocide Memorial. Retrieved 2023-09-17.
- ^ "Nahiye Sparkert / Spargerd – Սպարկերտ / Iskayir / Sürücüler". Virtual Genocide Memorial. Retrieved 2023-09-17.
- ^ .
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