Hozat

Hozat
Municipality
Hozat Location in Turkey
Coordinates: 39.107°N 39.220°E / 39.107; 39.220
Country	Turkey
Province	Tunceli
District	Hozat
Government
• Mayor	Aydin Kaya (SOL Parti)
Population  (2021)	3,634
Time zone	UTC+3 (TRT)
Website	www.hozat.bel.tr

Hozat (Ottoman Turkish: خوزات,[1] Kurdish: Xozat) is a municipality (belde) and seat of Hozat District in Tunceli Province, Turkey.[2] It is populated by Kurds and had a population of 3,634 in 2021.[3][4]

Seyfi Geyik from the Republican People's Party (CHP) was elected mayor in the local elections in March 2019.[5]

The town is divided into the neighborhoods of Diyap Ağa, Fikripaşa, Köprübaşı and Yenimahalle.[2]

History

In the 10th century, it was known as Chozanon (Greek: Χόζανον), and formed a thema after its conquest by the Byzantine Empire shortly after 938.[6] Near the city are the ruins of the Ergen church which according to Rudaw was erected by Armenians 1300 years ago.[7]

References

1. Tahir Sezen, Osmanlı Yer Adları (Alfabetik Sırayla), T.C. Başbakanlık Devlet Arşivleri Genel Müdürlüğü, Yayın Nu 21, Ankara, p. 240.
2. "Türkiye Mülki İdare Bölümleri Envanteri". T.C. İçişleri Bakanlığı (in Turkish). Retrieved 19 December 2022.
3. "Address-based population registration system (ADNKS) results dated 31 December 2021" (XLS) (in Turkish). TÜİK. Retrieved 30 January 2023.
4. Andrews, Peter; Benninghaus, Rüdiger (2002). Ethnic Groups in the Republic of Turkey: Supplement and Index. p. 57. ISBN 9783895002298.
5. Şafak, Yeni (2019-06-12). "Tunceli Hozat Seçim Sonuçları – Hozat Yerel Seçim Sonuçları". Yeni Şafak (in Turkish). Retrieved 2019-12-06.
6. Oikonomides, Nicolas (1972). Les Listes de Préséance Byzantines des IXe et Xe Siècles (in French). Paris, France: Editions du Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique. p. 359.
7. Haidari, Ali (13 August 2020). "Armenian church left neglected, looted in eastern Turkey". Rudaw. Retrieved 2021-12-19.