Güçlü (Kurdish: Peylan, Syriac: Pā'ilan) is a neighborhood in Yüksekova in Yüksekova District of Hakkâri Province in Turkey.[2] It is populated by Kurds of the Dirî tribe and had a population of 807 in 2023.[1][3]

Güçlü
Güçlü is located in Turkey
Güçlü
Güçlü
Location in Turkey
Coordinates: 37°34′00″N 44°19′16″E / 37.5666°N 44.321°E / 37.5666; 44.321
CountryTurkey
ProvinceHakkâri
DistrictYüksekova
MunicipalityYüksekova
Population
 (2023)[1]
807
Time zoneUTC+3 (TRT)

Güçlü was a village until 2023.[2]

History

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The village was populated by 20 Assyrian families in 1850 and 5 families in 1877.[4]

Population

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Population history from 1997 to 2023:[5][1]

Population
YearPop.±%
1997602—    
2007744+23.6%
2012826+11.0%
2017790−4.4%
2022846+7.1%
2023807−4.6%

References

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  1. ^ a b c "Population Of Municipalities, Villages And Quarters". TÜİK. Retrieved 10 May 2024.
  2. ^ a b "Türkiye Mülki İdare Bölümleri Envanteri". T.C. İçişleri Bakanlığı (in Turkish). Retrieved 19 December 2022.
  3. ^ Kızılkaya, Abdulkadir (2024). Suhbeta Sed Eşîran (in Kurdish). Nûbihar. p. 150.
  4. ^ Wilmshurst, David (2000). The Ecclesiastical Organisation of the Church of the East, 1318–1913. Peeters Publishers. p. 302.
  5. ^ "1997 Population Count" (PDF) (in Turkish). Turkish Statistical Institute. 1999. Archived (PDF) from the original on 30 October 2022.