| Akçalı | |
|---|---|
| Village | |
  AkçalıLocation in Turkey | |
| Coordinates: 37°42′32″N 43°59′24″E / 37.709°N 43.990°E / 37.709; 43.990 | |
| Country | Turkey |
| Province | Hakkâri |
| District | Hakkâri |
| Population | 704 |
| Time zone | UTC+3 (TRT) |
Akçalı (Kurdish: Gezne, Syriac: Geznā) is a village in the central district of Hakkâri Province in Turkey. The village is populated by Kurds of the Pinyanişî tribe and had a population of 704 in 2023.
The hamlets of Eğercik (Palanis), Kanatlı (Reşankê) and Yeniyol (Brîman) are attached to Akçalı.
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.
Population
Population history from 1997 to 2023:
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 689 | — |
| 2007 | 914 | +32.7% |
| 2012 | 928 | +1.5% |
| 2017 | 798 | −14.0% |
| 2022 | 765 | −4.1% |
| 2023 | 704 | −8.0% |
References
- ^ "Population Of Municipalities, Villages And Quarters". TÜİK. Retrieved 10 May 2024.
- ^ "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.
- ^ Wilmshurst, David (2000). The Ecclesiastical Organisation of the Church of the East, 1318–1913. Peeters Publishers. p. 303.
- ^ "Türkiye Mülki İdare Bölümleri Envanteri". T.C. İçişleri Bakanlığı (in Turkish). Retrieved 19 December 2022.
- Rûbar (nehir) beşa 90 (in Kurdish). TRT Kurdî. 23 February 2021. 56:49 minutes in.
- "1997 Population Count" (PDF) (in Turkish). Turkish Statistical Institute. 1999. Archived (PDF) from the original on 30 October 2022.
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