Gökyurt (Kurdish: Tekurawa)[2] is a village in the Yüksekova District of Hakkâri Province in Turkey.[3] The village is populated by Kurds of the Pinyanişi tribe and had a population of 535 in 2023.[1][4]

Gökyurt
Gökyurt is located in Turkey
Gökyurt
Gökyurt
Location in Turkey
Coordinates: 37°42′29″N 44°07′08″E / 37.708°N 44.119°E / 37.708; 44.119
CountryTurkey
ProvinceHakkâri
DistrictYüksekova
Population
 (2023)[1]
535
Time zoneUTC+3 (TRT)

It is a former Assyrian settlement.[5]

Population

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

Population
YearPop.±%
1997437—    
2007603+38.0%
2012636+5.5%
2017561−11.8%
2022545−2.9%
2023535−1.8%

References

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  1. ^ a b c "Population Of Municipalities, Villages And Quarters". TÜİK. Retrieved 10 May 2024.
  2. ^ "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. ^ "Türkiye Mülki İdare Bölümleri Envanteri". T.C. İçişleri Bakanlığı (in Turkish). Retrieved 19 December 2022.
  4. ^ Rûbar (nehir) beşa 40 (in Kurdish). TRT Kurdî. 7 October 2019. 25:16 minutes in.
  5. ^ Wilmshurst, David (2000). The Ecclesiastical Organisation of the Church of the East, 1318–1913. Peeters Publishers. p. 303.
  6. ^ "1997 Population Count" (PDF) (in Turkish). Turkish Statistical Institute. 1999. Archived (PDF) from the original on 30 October 2022.