Karlıova ( ku, Kanîreş) is a town and seat of the
Karlıova District
Karlıova District is a district of Bingöl Province in Turkey. The town of Karlıova is the seat and the district had a population of 28,309 in 2021.
The district was established in 1934.
Composition
Beside the town of Karlıova, the distri ...
in
Bingöl Province
Bingöl Province ( tr, , lit=province of a thousand lakes, '' ku, Parêzgeha Çewlîg'', ) is a province of Turkey in Eastern Anatolia. The province was known as Çapakçur Province (from ) until 1945 when it was renamed as Bingöl province. Its ...
of
Turkey
Turkey ( tr, Türkiye ), officially the Republic of Türkiye ( tr, Türkiye Cumhuriyeti, links=no ), is a list of transcontinental countries, transcontinental country located mainly on the Anatolia, Anatolian Peninsula in Western Asia, with ...
.
The mayor is Veysi Bingöl (
AKP). The town had a population of 9,016 in 2021 and is populated by
Kurds ug:كۇردلار
Kurds ( ku, کورد ,Kurd, italic=yes, rtl=yes) or Kurdish people are an Iranian ethnic group native to the mountainous region of Kurdistan in Western Asia, which spans southeastern Turkey, northwestern Iran, northern Ir ...
.
The town is divided into the neighborhoods of Kale, Kanireş, Kanitaht, Seyrantepe, Turgut Özal and Yeşilyurt.
See also
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Karlıova Triple Junction
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1949 Karlıova earthquake
The 1949 Karlıova earthquake occurred at 18:44 Coordinated universal time, UTC on 17 August with an epicenter near Karlıova in Bingöl Province, Eastern Anatolia Region of Turkey. It had an estimated magnitude of 6.7, a maximum felt intensity ...
External links
District governor's official website
References
Populated places in Bingöl Province
Kurdish settlements in Bingöl Province
Towns in Turkey
Karlıova District
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