Akçalı, Hakkâri

Not to be confused with Akçalı, Yüksekova.
Akçalı
Village
Akçalı is located in Turkey
Akçalı
Akçalı
Location in Turkey
Coordinates: 37°42′32″N 43°59′24″E / 37.709°N 43.990°E / 37.709; 43.990
CountryTurkey
ProvinceHakkâri
DistrictHakkâri
Population
 (2023)[1]
704
Time zoneUTC+3 (TRT)

Akçalı (Kurdish: Gezne,[2] Syriac: Geznā[3]) is a village in the central district of Hakkâri Province in Turkey.[4] The village is populated by Kurds of the Pinyanişî tribe and had a population of 704 in 2023.[1][5]

The hamlets of Eğercik (Palanis), Kanatlı (Reşankê) and Yeniyol (Brîman) are attached to Akçalı.[2][4]

History

George Percy Badger noted during his visit to the region in 1850 that the village had a population of 90 Assyrian families, while Edward Lewes Cutts deemed the village to be populated by Kurds in 1877.[3]

Population

Population history from 1997 to 2023:[6][1]

Population
YearPop.±%
1997689—    
2007914+32.7%
2012928+1.5%
2017798−14.0%
2022765−4.1%
2023704−8.0%

References

  1. ^ a b c "Population Of Municipalities, Villages And Quarters". TÜİK. Retrieved 10 May 2024.
  2. ^ a b "Hakkari'ye bağlı köylerin Kürtçe, Türkçe ve eski isimleri" (in Turkish). 27 January 2021. Archived from the original on 15 December 2022. Retrieved 16 July 2024.
  3. ^ a b Wilmshurst, David (2000). The Ecclesiastical Organisation of the Church of the East, 1318–1913. Peeters Publishers. p. 303.
  4. ^ a b "Türkiye Mülki İdare Bölümleri Envanteri". T.C. İçişleri Bakanlığı (in Turkish). Retrieved 19 December 2022.
  5. ^ Rûbar (nehir) beşa 90 (in Kurdish). TRT Kurdî. 23 February 2021. 56:49 minutes in.
  6. ^ "1997 Population Count" (PDF) (in Turkish). Turkish Statistical Institute. 1999. Archived (PDF) from the original on 30 October 2022.