Gürkavak, Yüksekova

Gürkavak
Village
Gürkavak is located in Turkey
Gürkavak
Gürkavak
Location in Turkey
Coordinates: 37°25′23″N 44°11′06″E / 37.423°N 44.185°E / 37.423; 44.185
CountryTurkey
ProvinceHakkâri
DistrictYüksekova
Population
 (2023)[1]
781
Time zoneUTC+3 (TRT)

Gürkavak (Kurdish: Şaglord)[2] is a village in the Yüksekova District of Hakkâri Province in Turkey.[3] The village is populated by Kurds of the Doski tribe and had a population of 781 in 2023.[4][1]

The hamlet of İkizler (Memîşte) is attached to it.[3][5]

Population

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

Population
YearPop.±%
1997663—    
2007306−53.8%
2012475+55.2%
2017286−39.8%
2022297+3.8%
2023781+163.0%

References

  1. ^ a b c "Population Of Municipalities, Villages And Quarters". TÜİK. Retrieved 10 May 2024.
  2. ^ "Görkavak Köylülüler bayramı çadırda geçirecek" (in Turkish). 27 July 2024. Retrieved 16 July 2024.
  3. ^ a b "Türkiye Mülki İdare Bölümleri Envanteri". T.C. İçişleri Bakanlığı (in Turkish). Retrieved 19 December 2022.
  4. ^ Peter Alfred, Andrews; Benninghaus, Rüdiger, eds. (1989). Ethnic Groups in the Republic of Turkey. p. 218.
  5. ^ "Yüksekova köylerinin Kürtçe, Türkçe ve Eski isimleri" (in Turkish). 27 January 2021. Archived from the original on 12 March 2023. Retrieved 16 July 2024.
  6. ^ "1997 Population Count" (PDF) (in Turkish). Turkish Statistical Institute. 1999. Archived (PDF) from the original on 30 October 2022.