Öveç (Kurdish: Sûrûnis,[2] Syriac: Sārūnīs[3]) is a village in the Şemdinli District in Hakkâri Province in Turkey.[4] The village is populated by Kurds of the Humaru tribe and had a population of 486 in 2023.[1][5]

Öveç
Öveç is located in Turkey
Öveç
Öveç
Location in Turkey
Coordinates: 37°22′12″N 44°28′37″E / 37.370°N 44.477°E / 37.370; 44.477
CountryTurkey
ProvinceHakkâri
DistrictŞemdinli
Population
 (2023)[1]
486
Time zoneUTC+3 (TRT)

Öveç has the two hamlets of Harmanlı (Dêrebanî) and Karakuş (Derya) attached to it.[2][4]

History

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It was populated by 40 Assyrian families in 1877.[3]

Population

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

Population
YearPop.±%
1997503—    
2007551+9.5%
2010591+7.3%
2015567−4.1%
2020549−3.2%
2023486−11.5%

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 Wilmshurst, David (2000). The Ecclesiastical Organisation of the Church of the East, 1318–1913. Peeters Publishers. p. 305.
  4. ^ a b "Türkiye Mülki İdare Bölümleri Envanteri". T.C. İçişleri Bakanlığı (in Turkish). Retrieved 19 December 2022.
  5. ^ Peter Alfred, Andrews; Benninghaus, Rüdiger, eds. (1989). Ethnic Groups in the Republic of Turkey. p. 217.
  6. ^ "1997 Population Count" (PDF) (in Turkish). Turkish Statistical Institute. 1999. Archived (PDF) from the original on 30 October 2022.