Gemici (Kurdish: Kiftan) is a village in the Baskil District of Elazığ Province in Turkey.[1] The village is populated by Kurds of the Herdî tribe and had a population of 352 in 2021.[2][3]

Gemici
Gemici is located in Turkey
Gemici
Gemici
Location in Turkey
Coordinates: 38°28′46″N 38°35′14″E / 38.4794°N 38.5873°E / 38.4794; 38.5873
CountryTurkey
ProvinceElazığ
DistrictBaskil
Population
 (2021)
352
Time zoneUTC+3 (TRT)

The hamlet of Mollaköfte is attached to the village.[1]

The village has a mosque that was built in 1939. The construction of a külliye around the mosque was started in 2016 and was finished in 2019.[4][5] Gemici has a primary and a middle school.[6]

On 12 April 2020, the village was placed into lockdown following villagers testing positive for COVID-19.[7]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Türkiye Mülki İdare Bölümleri Envanteri". T.C. İçişleri Bakanlığı (in Turkish). Retrieved 19 December 2022.
  2. ^ "Address-based population registration system (ADNKS) results dated 31 December 2021" (XLS) (in Turkish). TÜİK. Retrieved 20 December 2022.
  3. ^ Çakar, Enver (May 2013). "Osmanlı Döneminde Harput'ta Kırsal Yerleşme: Baskil Örneği" (PDF). Fırat Üniversitesi Harput Uygulama ve Araştırma Merkezi (in Turkish). Firat University: 116. Retrieved 6 March 2020.
  4. ^ "300 yıllık köye tarihi külliye!". Haber7.
  5. ^ "Elazığ haberleri Gemici Köyü'ne yapılan külliye açılışa hazır - 27 Ağustos 2019". Haber7.
  6. ^ "Okullar ve Diğer Kurumlar".
  7. ^ "Elazığ'da bir köy ve bir mahalle karantinaya alındı". Sabah.