Dedeler (Kurdish: Zîzan;[2] Syriac: Zīzan[3][nb 1]) is a neighborhood in Yüksekova in Yüksekova District of Hakkâri Province in Turkey.[5] It is populated by Kurds of the Dirî tribe and had a population of 851 in 2023.[1][6]

Dedeler
Village
Village
Dedeler is located in Turkey
Dedeler
Dedeler
Location in Turkey
Coordinates: 37°29′53″N 44°19′34″E / 37.498°N 44.326°E / 37.498; 44.326
CountryTurkey
ProvinceHakkâri
DistrictYüksekova
MunicipalityYüksekova
Population
 (2023)[1]
851
Time zoneUTC+3 (TRT)

Dedeler was a village until 2023.[5]

History

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Zīzan (today called Dedeler) was inhabited by 21 Assyrian families in 1850, all of whom were adherents of the Church of the East and were served by one priest and one church as part of the diocese of Gāwār according to the English missionary George Percy Badger.[3] The population had increased to 30 families by 1877 when visited by Edward Lewes Cutts.[3] The village was destroyed by the Ottoman Army in 1915 amidst the Sayfo.[7]

Population

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Population history from 1997 to 2023:[8][1]

Population
YearPop.±%
1997656—    
2007991+51.1%
2012951−4.0%
2017923−2.9%
2022880−4.7%
2023851−3.3%

References

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Notes

  1. ^ Alternatively transliterated as Zeezan.[4]

Citations

  1. ^ a b c "Population Of Municipalities, Villages And Quarters". TÜİK. Retrieved 10 May 2024.
  2. ^ "Yüksekova köylerinin Kürtçe, Türkçe ve Eski isimleri" (in Turkish). 27 January 2021. Archived from the original on 12 March 2023. Retrieved 16 July 2024.
  3. ^ a b c Wilmshurst (2000), p. 302.
  4. ^ Badger 1852, p. 398; Aboona 2008, p. 296.
  5. ^ a b "Türkiye Mülki İdare Bölümleri Envanteri". T.C. İçişleri Bakanlığı (in Turkish). Retrieved 19 December 2022.
  6. ^ "Hakkari'de referandum çalışmaları hız kazandı" (in Turkish). 9 April 2007. Retrieved 17 December 2022.
  7. ^ Yacoub (2016), p. 163.
  8. ^ "1997 Population Count" (PDF) (in Turkish). Turkish Statistical Institute. 1999. Archived (PDF) from the original on 30 October 2022.

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