Aksu, Yüksekova

Not to be confused with Aksu, Hakkâri.
Aksu
Neighbourhood
Aksu is located in Turkey
Aksu
Aksu
Location in Turkey
Coordinates: 37°32′56″N 44°13′16″E / 37.549°N 44.221°E / 37.549; 44.221
CountryTurkey
ProvinceHakkâri
DistrictYüksekova
MunicipalityYüksekova
Population
 (2023)[1]
576
Time zoneUTC+3 (TRT)

Aksu (Syriac: Gāgōran, Kurdish: Gagewran) is a neighborhood to Yüksekova in Yüksekova District of Hakkâri Province in Turkey.[2] It is populated by Kurds of the Pinyanişî tribe and had a population of 576 in 2023.[1][3]

The village is located near Hakkari–Yüksekova Airport.

Aksu was a village until 2023.[2]

History

The village was populated by 15 Assyrian families in 1850 and 20 families in 1877.[4]

Population

Population history from 2007 to 2023:[1]

Population
YearPop.±%
2007475—    
2012519+9.3%
2017553+6.6%
2022539−2.5%
2023576+6.9%

References

  1. ^ a b c "Population Of Municipalities, Villages And Quarters". TÜİK. Retrieved 10 May 2024.
  2. ^ a b "Türkiye Mülki İdare Bölümleri Envanteri". T.C. İçişleri Bakanlığı (in Turkish). Retrieved 19 December 2022.
  3. ^ "Polis Durna'yı darp etti" (in Turkish). 28 July 2018. Retrieved 17 December 2022.
  4. ^ Wilmshurst, David (2000). The Ecclesiastical Organisation of the Church of the East, 1318–1913. Peeters Publishers. p. 302.