Gelintepe (Kurdish: Kexmût, Armenian: Քխմուտ, romanizedKekhmoud, Kehmut, Kekhmout, Kakhmout[1][2]) is a village in the Solhan District, Bingöl Province, Turkey.[3] The village is populated by Kurds and had a population of 245 in 2021.[4][5]

Gelintepe
Gelintepe is located in Turkey
Gelintepe
Gelintepe
Location in Turkey
Coordinates: 38°50′49″N 40°55′16″E / 38.847°N 40.921°E / 38.847; 40.921
CountryTurkey
ProvinceBingöl
DistrictSolhan
Population
 (2021)
245
Time zoneUTC+3 (TRT)

Kekhmud (Kakmut) had 17 Armenians, 2 houses, and one church before the Armenian genocide.[1][2]

References

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  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. ^ "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. ^ Lezgîn, Roşan (10 March 2019). "Nameyê Mehlayan, Dewan û Mezrayanê Bongilanî" (PDF) (in Kurdish). Retrieved 8 February 2023.