Çukurca (Kurdish: Pagê,[2] Syriac: Pāge[3]) is a village in the Yüksekova District of Hakkâri Province in Turkey.[4] It is populated by Kurds of the Dirî tribe and had a population of 554 in 2023.[1][5] Çukurca was a hamlet of Demirkonak before receiving village status in 2014.
Çukurca | |
|---|---|
  Çukurca Location in Turkey | |
| Coordinates: 37°30′18″N 44°24′11″E / 37.505°N 44.403°E | |
| Country | Turkey |
| Province | Hakkâri |
| District | Yüksekova |
| Population (2023)[1] | 554 |
| Time zone | UTC+3 (TRT) |
History
editThe village was populated by 15 Assyrian families in 1850 and 30 families in 1877.[3]
Population
editPopulation history of the village from 2015 to 2023:[1]
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 591 | — |
| 2018 | 592 | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 607 | +2.5% |
| 2023 | 554 | −8.7% |
References
edit- ^ a b c "Population Of Municipalities, Villages And Quarters". TÜİK. Retrieved 10 May 2024.
- ^ "Yüksekova köylerinin Kürtçe, Türkçe ve Eski isimleri" (in Turkish). 27 January 2021. Archived from the original on 12 March 2023. Retrieved 16 July 2024.
- ^ a b Wilmshurst, David (2000). The Ecclesiastical Organisation of the Church of the East, 1318–1913. Peeters Publishers. p. 302.
- ^ "Türkiye Mülki İdare Bölümleri Envanteri". T.C. İçişleri Bakanlığı (in Turkish). Retrieved 19 December 2022.
- ^ Kızılkaya, Abdulkadir (2024). Suhbeta Sed Eşîran (in Kurdish). Nûbihar. p. 150.