Gökyurt, Yüksekova
Gökyurt | |
|---|---|
  Gökyurt Location in Turkey | |
| Coordinates: 37°42′29″N 44°07′08″E / 37.708°N 44.119°E | |
| Country | Turkey |
| Province | Hakkâri |
| District | Yüksekova |
| Population (2023)[1] | 535 |
| Time zone | UTC+3 (TRT) |
Gökyurt (Kurdish: Tekurawa) is a village in the Yüksekova District of Hakkâri Province in Turkey.[2] The village is populated by Kurds of the Pinyanişi tribe and had a population of 535 in 2023.[1][3]
The hamlet of Yeşildere (Kalanis, Qālānīs) is attached to Gökyurt.[4] The hamlet harvests tons of apples annually.[5] It is a former Assyrian settlement.[6]
Population[edit]
Population history from 1997 to 2023:[7][1]
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 437 | — |
| 2007 | 603 | +38.0% |
| 2012 | 636 | +5.5% |
| 2017 | 561 | −11.8% |
| 2022 | 545 | −2.9% |
| 2023 | 535 | −1.8% |
References[edit]
- ^ a b c "Address Based Population Registration System Results". Türkiye İstatistik Kurumu (in Turkish). Retrieved 15 February 2023.
- ^ "Türkiye Mülki İdare Bölümleri Envanteri". T.C. İçişleri Bakanlığı (in Turkish). Retrieved 19 December 2022.
- ^ Rûbar (nehir) beşa 40 (in Kurdish). TRT Kurdî. 7 October 2019. 25:16 minutes in.
- ^ "Yüksekova köylerinin Kürtçe, Türkçe ve Eski isimleri". Yüksekova Haber (in Turkish). Retrieved 16 December 2022.
- ^ "Yüksekova'da elma hasadı" (in Turkish). 20 October 2022. Retrieved 4 March 2023.
- ^ Wilmshurst, David (2000). The Ecclesiastical Organisation of the Church of the East, 1318–1913. Peeters Publishers. p. 303.
- ^ "1997 Population Count" (PDF) (in Turkish). Turkish Statistical Institute. 1999. Archived (PDF) from the original on 30 October 2022.