Kayalık (Kurdish: Zavîte)[2] is a village in the Çukurca District in Hakkâri Province in Turkey.[3] The village is populated by Kurds of the Pinyanişî tribe and had a population of 92 in 2023.[1][4] The hamlets of Çeltik (Tuxup), Güzeldere (Taxêkevirî), Kaynak (Bêrîç) and Meşeli (Hêşet) are attached to Kayalık.[2][3]

Kayalık
Kayalık is located in Turkey
Kayalık
Kayalık
Location in Turkey
Coordinates: 37°20′35″N 43°40′44″E / 37.343°N 43.679°E / 37.343; 43.679
CountryTurkey
ProvinceHakkâri
DistrictÇukurca
Population
 (2023)[1]
92
Time zoneUTC+3 (TRT)

The village was depopulated in the 1990s during the Kurdish–Turkish conflict.[5]

Population

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Population history of the village from 2007 to 2023:[1]

Population
YearPop.±%
2007233—    
201238−83.7%
201788+131.6%
202280−9.1%
202392+15.0%

References

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  1. ^ a b c "Population Of Municipalities, Villages And Quarters". TÜİK. Retrieved 10 May 2024.
  2. ^ a b "Şemdinli köylerinin Kürtçe, Türkçe ve Eski isimleri". Yüksekova Haber (in Turkish). Archived from the original on 12 April 2024. Retrieved 15 December 2022.
  3. ^ a b "Türkiye Mülki İdare Bölümleri Envanteri". T.C. İçişleri Bakanlığı (in Turkish). Retrieved 19 December 2022.
  4. ^ Aşiretler raporu (in Turkish). Kaynak Yayınları. 1998. pp. 158–160.
  5. ^ "The situation in Turkish Kurdistan" (PDF). Kurdish Institute of Paris. November 1992. p. 27. Retrieved 1 March 2023.