Akalın, Yüksekova
Akalın | |
|---|---|
  Akalın Location in Turkey | |
| Coordinates: 37°33′54″N 44°14′31″E / 37.565°N 44.242°E | |
| Country | Turkey |
| Province | Hakkâri |
| District | Yüksekova |
| Municipality | Yüksekova |
| Population (2023)[1] | 1,716 |
| Time zone | UTC+3 (TRT) |
Akalın (Kurdish: Bajêrge, Syriac: Bāshirgā) is a neighborhood of Yüksekova in the Yüksekova District of Hakkâri Province in Turkey.[2] It is populated by Kurds of the Pinyanişî tribe and had a population of 1,716 in 2023.[1][3]
Akalın was a village until 2023.[2]
History
[edit]It was populated by 22 Assyrian families in 1850 and 10 families in 1877.[4]
Population
[edit]Population history from 1997 to 2023:[5][1]
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 599 | — |
| 2007 | 787 | +31.4% |
| 2012 | 927 | +17.8% |
| 2017 | 1,137 | +22.7% |
| 2022 | 1,610 | +41.6% |
| 2023 | 1,716 | +6.6% |
References
[edit]- ^ a b c "Population Of Municipalities, Villages And Quarters". TÜİK. Retrieved 10 May 2024.
- ^ a b "Türkiye Mülki İdare Bölümleri Envanteri". T.C. İçişleri Bakanlığı (in Turkish). Retrieved 19 December 2022.
- ^ "'Hakkari'ye 3'te 3 yetmez'". Yüksekova Haber (in Turkish). 5 June 2011. Retrieved 17 December 2022.
- ^ Wilmshurst, David (2000). The Ecclesiastical Organisation of the Church of the East, 1318–1913. Peeters Publishers. p. 302.
- ^ "1997 Population Count" (PDF) (in Turkish). Turkish Statistical Institute. 1999. Archived (PDF) from the original on 30 October 2022.