Beşatlı (Kurdish: Xilxês,[2] Syriac: Ḥūlḥūs[3]) is a village in Yüksekova District in Hakkâri Province in Turkey.[4] The village is populated by Kurds of the Pinyanişî tribe and had a population of 703 in 2023.[1][5]

Beşatlı
Beşatlı is located in Turkey
Beşatlı
Beşatlı
Location in Turkey
Coordinates: 37°36′32″N 44°11′24″E / 37.609°N 44.190°E / 37.609; 44.190
CountryTurkey
ProvinceHakkâri
DistrictYüksekova
Population
 (2023)[1]
703
Time zoneUTC+3 (TRT)

The hamlet of Çakmak (Gulank) is attached to the village.[2][4]

History

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The village was populated by 16 Assyrian families in 1850 and 10 families in 1877.[3]

Population

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

Population
YearPop.±%
1997919—    
2007689−25.0%
2012784+13.8%
2017797+1.7%
2022720−9.7%
2023703−2.4%

References

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  1. ^ a b c "Population Of Municipalities, Villages And Quarters". TÜİK. Retrieved 10 May 2024.
  2. ^ a b "Yüksekova köylerinin Kürtçe, Türkçe ve Eski isimleri" (in Turkish). 27 January 2021. Archived from the original on 12 March 2023. Retrieved 16 July 2024.
  3. ^ a b Wilmshurst, David (2000). The Ecclesiastical Organisation of the Church of the East, 1318–1913. Peeters Publishers. p. 302.
  4. ^ a b "Türkiye Mülki İdare Bölümleri Envanteri". T.C. İçişleri Bakanlığı (in Turkish). Retrieved 19 December 2022.
  5. ^ Aşiretler raporu (in Turkish) (3rd ed.). Kaynak Yayınları. 2014. pp. 159–160. ISBN 978-975-343-220-7.
  6. ^ "1997 Population Count" (PDF) (in Turkish). Turkish Statistical Institute. 1999. Archived (PDF) from the original on 30 October 2022.