Ekinyolu, Bingöl

Ekinyolu
Village
Ekinyolu is located in Turkey
Ekinyolu
Ekinyolu
Location in Turkey
Coordinates: 38°54′25″N 40°34′30″E / 38.907°N 40.575°E / 38.907; 40.575
CountryTurkey
ProvinceBingöl
DistrictBingöl
Population
 (2021)
1,432
Time zoneUTC+3 (TRT)

Ekinyolu (Kurdish: Sîmsor, Armenian: Սիմսոր, romanized: Simsor[1][2]) is a village in the Bingöl District, Bingöl Province, Turkey.[3] The village is populated by Kurds and had a population of 1,432 in 2021.[4][5]

The hamlets of Beyaztoprak and Köprübaşı are attached to the village.[3]

Simsor had 54 Armenians before the Armenian genocide.[1][2]

References

  1. ^ a b "Kaza Genç / Արդուշեն – Ardushen". Virtual Genocide Memorial. Retrieved 2023-09-17.
  2. ^ a b "Armenian Inhabited Villages" (PDF). Armenian Weekly. 2009-04-25. p. 44.
  3. ^ a b "Türkiye Mülki İdare Bölümleri Envanteri". T.C. İçişleri Bakanlığı (in Turkish). Retrieved 19 December 2022.
  4. ^ "Address-based population registration system (ADNKS) results dated 31 December 2021" (XLS) (in Turkish). TÜİK. Retrieved 30 January 2023.
  5. ^ Aşiretler raporu (in Turkish) (3rd ed.). Kaynak Yayınları. 2014. p. 82.