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Pertek District
Pertek District is a district of Tunceli Province in Turkey. The town of Pertek is its seat and the district had a population of 11,011 in 2021. Kaymakam is Arif Gül. Composition Beside the town of Pertek, the district encompasses forty-five villages and seventy-five Hamlet (place), hamlets. Villages * Akdemir, Pertek, Akdemir * Ardıç, Pertek, Ardıç * Arpalı, Pertek, Arpalı * Aşağıgülbahçe, Pertek, Aşağıgülbahçe * Ayazpınar, Pertek, Ayazpınar * Bakırlı, Pertek, Bakırlı * Ballıdut, Pertek, Ballıdut * Beydamı, Pertek, Beydamı * Biçmekaya, Pertek, Biçmekaya * Bulgurtepe, Pertek, Bulgurtepe * Çakırbahçe, Pertek, Çakırbahçe * Çalıözü, Pertek, Çalıözü * Çataksu, Pertek, Çataksu * Çukurca, Pertek, Çukurca * Demirsaban, Pertek, Demirsaban * Dere, Pertek, Dere * Dereli, Pertek, Dereli * Dorutay, Pertek, Dorutay * Elmakaşı, Pertek, Elmakaşı * Geçityaka, Pertek, Geçityaka * Gövdeli, Pertek, Gövdeli * Günboğazı, Pertek, Günboğa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pertek
Pertek (from hy, Բերդակ, translit=Berdak, ku, Pêrteg) is a city seat of Pertek District in Tunceli Province, Turkey. It had a population of 6,365 in 2021 and is populated by Kurds and Turks. The mayor is Ruhan Alan from the Republican People's Party (CHP). History The area of Pertek was ruled by different empires in its history. In the medieval period such as the Armenians and Byzantines before being taken over by different Islamic dynasties after the 11th century. Later it became part of the Ilkhanids and others and finally became part of the Ottoman Empire in the early 16th century. During the Ottoman period Pertek was a hereditary Kurdish sanjak. The old town of Pertek (Eski Pertek) was located near the citadel but was abandoned in 1838 and moved to its current location. Armenian sources state that about 180 Armenians still lived in the old town (Eski Pertek) up until the early 1900s despite the rising water levels of the Euphrates river. After 1889, it was full ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |