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Yüksekova District is a district in the
Hakkâri Province Hakkâri Province (, ; ), is a province in the southeast of Turkey. The administrative centre is the city of Hakkâri. Its area is 7,095 km2, and its population is 287,625 (2023). The current Governor is Ali Çelik. The province encompasses ...
of
Turkey Turkey, officially the Republic of Türkiye, is a country mainly located in Anatolia in West Asia, with a relatively small part called East Thrace in Southeast Europe. It borders the Black Sea to the north; Georgia (country), Georgia, Armen ...
. Its seat is the city
Yüksekova Yüksekova (; ) is a municipality (belde) in the Yüksekova District of Hakkâri Province in Turkey and is the largest city in the province. The city is populated by Kurds of different tribal backgrounds including non-tribal and is considered p ...
. Its area is 2,547 km2 and had a population of 121,969 people in 2023. It borders
Iran Iran, officially the Islamic Republic of Iran (IRI) and also known as Persia, is a country in West Asia. It borders Iraq to the west, Turkey, Azerbaijan, and Armenia to the northwest, the Caspian Sea to the north, Turkmenistan to the nort ...
to the east, and
Kurdistan Region Kurdistan Region (KRI) is a semi-autonomous Federal regions of Iraq, federal region of the Iraq, Republic of Iraq. It comprises four Kurds, Kurdish-majority governorates of Arabs, Arab-majority Iraq: Erbil Governorate, Sulaymaniyah Governorate ...
of
Iraq Iraq, officially the Republic of Iraq, is a country in West Asia. It is bordered by Saudi Arabia to Iraq–Saudi Arabia border, the south, Turkey to Iraq–Turkey border, the north, Iran to Iran–Iraq border, the east, the Persian Gulf and ...
to the south.


History

The district was historically an important trade route location due to its proximity to Iran. From the 1810s to
Sayfo The Sayfo (, ), also known as the Seyfo or the Assyrian genocide, was the mass murder and deportation of Assyrian people, Assyrian/Syriac Christians in southeastern Anatolia and Persia's Azerbaijan (Iran), Azerbaijan province by Ottoman Army ...
in 1915, the entire population of around the
Great Zab The Great Zab or Upper Zab (; or ; ; ) is an approximately long river flowing through Turkey and Iraq. It rises in Turkey near Lake Van and joins the Tigris in Iraq south of Mosul. During its course, the river collects water from many tributar ...
was East Syriac Assyrian whose main occupation was agriculture that consisted of wheat, barley, cotton and tea. The local Assyrian population were descendants of people who found refuge among Kurds from the
Golden Horde The Golden Horde, self-designated as ''Ulug Ulus'' ( in Turkic) was originally a Mongols, Mongol and later Turkicized khanate established in the 13th century and originating as the northwestern sector of the Mongol Empire. With the division of ...
in the early fifteenth century. Traveller Soane visited the district in 1910, describing the area as 'one of the most inaccessible of the many sealed corners of this mountain country'. After the genocide, Assyrian villages were subsequently populated by
Kurds Kurds (), or the Kurdish people, are an Iranian peoples, Iranic ethnic group from West Asia. They are indigenous to Kurdistan, which is a geographic region spanning southeastern Turkey, northwestern Iran, northern Iraq, and northeastern Syri ...
. In 1936, the name of the district was Turkified to .


Settlements


Beldes

The district encompasses three
municipalities A municipality is usually a single administrative division having municipal corporation, corporate status and powers of self-government or jurisdiction as granted by national and regional laws to which it is subordinate. The term ''municipality' ...
: #
Yüksekova Yüksekova (; ) is a municipality (belde) in the Yüksekova District of Hakkâri Province in Turkey and is the largest city in the province. The city is populated by Kurds of different tribal backgrounds including non-tribal and is considered p ...
() # Büyükçiftlik () # Esendere ()


Villages

The district has fifty-two villages of which three are unpopulated: #
Adaklı Adaklı (, ) is a town and seat of the Adaklı District of Bingöl Province in Turkey. The town is populated by Kurds Kurds (), or the Kurdish people, are an Iranian peoples, Iranic ethnic group from West Asia. They are indigenous to Kur ...
() # Akçalı () # Akocak () # Akpınar () # Armutdüzü () # Aşağıuluyol () # Bağdaş () # Bataklık () # Beşatlı () # Bostancık () # Bulaklı () # Çatma () #
Çukurca Çukurca (, , ) is a municipality (belde) and seat of Çukurca District in Hakkâri Province of Turkey. The city is populated by Kurds of the Ertoşî and Pinyanişî tribes and had a population of 1,0252 in 2023. The mayor is Ensar Dündar from J ...
() # Dağlıca () # Değerli () # Demirkonak () # Dibekli () # Dilekli () # Dilektaşı () # Doğanlı () # Gökyurt () # Güldalı () # Gürdere () # Gürkavak () # Ikiyaka () #
Kadıköy Kadıköy () is a municipality and Districts of Turkey, district on the Asian side of Istanbul Province, Istanbul Province, Turkey. Its area is 25 km2, and its population is 467,919 (2023). It is a large and populous area in the Asian si ...
() # Kamışlı () # Karabey () # Karlı () #
Kazan Kazan; , IPA: Help:IPA/Tatar, ɑzanis the largest city and capital city, capital of Tatarstan, Russia. The city lies at the confluence of the Volga and the Kazanka (river), Kazanka Rivers, covering an area of , with a population of over 1. ...
() # Keçili () # Kısıklı () # Kolbaşı () #
Köprücük Köprücük may refer to: * Köprücük, Aladağ, a neighbourhood in Adana Province, Turkey * Köprücük, Ardahan, a village in Ardahan Province, Turkey * Köprücük, Tatvan, a village in Tatvan District, Bitlis Province, Turkey * Köprücük, Va ...
() # Köşkönü () # Onbaşılar () # Ortaç () #
Örnekköy Örnekköy (also called Tepetarla), is a neighbourhood in the municipality and district of Beykoz, Istanbul Province, Turkey. Its population is 4,148 (2022). Örnekköy is situated in the forests in the Anatolian (Asian) part of Istanbul I ...
() # Pınargözü () # Pirinçeken () # Salkımlı () # Sarıtaş () # Serindere () # Suüstü () # Sürekli () # Tatlı () # Tuğlu () # Yazılı () # Yeniışık () # Yeşiltaş () # Yoncalık () # Yürekli ()


Hamlets

The district has 104
hamlets A hamlet is a human settlement that is smaller than a town or village. This is often simply an informal description of a smaller settlement or possibly a subdivision or satellite entity to a larger settlement. Sometimes a hamlet is defined f ...
.


Population

Population history of the district from 2007 to 2023:


Climate

Yüksekova has a
continental mediterranean climate Continental may refer to: Places * Continental, Arizona, a small community in Pima County, Arizona, US * Continental, Ohio, a small town in Putnam County, US Arts and entertainment * ''Continental'' (album), an album by Saint Etienne * Continen ...
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Köppen Köppen is a German surname. Notable people with the surname include: * Bernd Köppen (1951–2014), German pianist and composer * Carl Köppen (1833-1907), German military advisor in Meiji era Japan * Edlef Köppen (1893–1939), German author ...
: Dsb). The winter months are cold and snowy, springs are cool and wet, autumns are mild and crisp, while the summer months are pleasantly warm and dry with cool nights. The average annual temperature is 7.7 °C and precipitation here averages 757 mm.


Gallery

File:The ruins of the ancient church of St. Mārī in the village of Sāt, Jīlū district, Yüksekova.jpg, The ruins of the ancient
Assyrian church Assyrian Church may refer to: * Chaldean Catholic Church, an Eastern Christian church founded by and composed of ethnic Assyrians entered into communion with Rome * Assyrian Church of the East, an Eastern Christian church * Ancient Church of the Ea ...
of St. Mārī in the village of İkiyaka File:Gawarspring.jpg, In spring


Notable people

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Hacı Karay Hacı Karay (1950 – June 1994) was a Turkish human rights activist of Kurdish descent. He was born in Yüksekova, Hakkari, to Fehim Karay (father). On 13 February 1993, he participated in the action of closing shops in Yüksekova in support ...
(1950–1994) *
Savaş Buldan Savaş Buldan (6 May 1964 – 3 June 1994) was a Kurdish businessman in Turkey. He was arrested by Turkish security forces and was found dead on 4 June 1994. Life Savaş Buldan was born in Yüksekova on 6 May 1964 to Şükrü Buldan (father). H ...
(1961–1994) *
Abdullah Zeydan Abdullah Zeydan (born 13 March 1972 in Yüksekova) is a Kurdish politician from Turkey and a member of the Peoples' Equality and Democracy Party (DEM Party). Education He attended primary school and high school in Yüksekova in the Hakkari Prov ...
(1972–)


See also

*
Hakkari Cilo-Sat Mountains National Park Hakkari Cilo-Sat Mountains National Park (, established on 26 September 2020, is the 45th national park in Turkey. It is located in Yüksekova district within Hakkari Province, Southeastern Anatolia. Overview The Cilo Dağı, Mount Cilo and Mo ...


References

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