Kiğı
Kiğı | |
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  Kiğı Location in Turkey | |
| Coordinates: 39°18′35″N 40°20′58″E / 39.30972°N 40.34944°E | |
| Country | Turkey |
| Province | Bingöl |
| District | Kiğı |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Hikmet Özüağ (AKP) |
| Population (2021) | 2,926 |
| Time zone | UTC+3 (TRT) |
| Website | www.kigi.bel.tr |
Kiğı (Kurdish: Gêxî;[1] Armenian: Քղի, romanized: Kʿġi) is a town and seat of the Kiğı District of Bingöl Province in Turkey.[2] The mayor is Hikmet Özüağ (AKP).[3]
The town is populated by Kurds of the Giransor tribe and had a population of 2,926 in 2021.[4][5]
Neighborhoods
The town is divided into the neighborhoods of Abar, Eskişehir, Yenişehir and Yeşilyurt.[2]
History
Historically this area was ruled by different Armenian, Byzantine, Kurdish and Turkic dynasties. During the Middle Ages, Kiğı had been a
Demographics
In 1891, the kaza had 41,225 inhabitants, including 12,040 Armenians. In 1909, 16,255 Armenians lived in 50 villages. On the eve of the first World War, 19,859 Armenians lived in the kaza. They had 45 churches, five monasteries, and 63 schools. They were deported on 8 June 1915 as part of the Armenian genocide. Most of them were massacred by the Special Organization.[8]
| Turkish | Arabic | Kurdish |
Circassian | Armenian | Unknown or other languages |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4,600 | – | 21,800 | 88 | 43 | 7 |
| Muslim | Armenian | Orthodox | Other Christian |
|---|---|---|---|
| 26,486 | 46 | 1 | 5 |
Notable people
References
- ^ Avcıkıran, Adem. Kürtçe Anamnez, Anamneza bi Kurmancî. p. 55.
- ^ a b "Türkiye Mülki İdare Bölümleri Envanteri". T.C. İçişleri Bakanlığı (in Turkish). Retrieved 19 December 2022.
- ^ Şafak, Yeni (2019-07-11). "Bingöl Kiğı Seçim Sonuçları – Kiğı Yerel Seçim Sonuçları". Yeni Şafak (in Turkish). Retrieved 2019-11-07.
- ^ "31 ARALIK 2021 TARİHLİ ADRESE DAYALI NÜFUS KAYIT SİSTEMİ (ADNKS) SONUÇLARI" (XLS). TÜİK (in Turkish). Retrieved 16 December 2022.
- ISBN 9751714737.
- ^ ISBN 9781904597780.
- ISBN 978-1-904597-78-0.
- ^ "Kaza Kiğı / Քղի – Kghi". Virtual Genocide Memorial. Retrieved 2023-09-22.
- ^ a b Sertel, Savaş (2014-01-01). "ERKEN CUMHURİYET DÖNEMİNDE BİNGÖL NÜFUSU". XVII. TTK Bildiri Kitabi.
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