Akçıra, Adilcevaz
Akçıra | |
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  Akçıra Location in Turkey | |
| Coordinates: 38°50′58″N 43°5′49″E / 38.84944°N 43.09694°E | |
| Country | Turkey |
| Province | Bitlis |
| District | Adilcevaz |
| Population (2022) | 1,018 |
| Time zone | TRT (UTC+3) |
Akçıra (Kurdish: Axçira) is a village in the Adilcevaz District of Bitlis Province in Turkey.[1] The village is populated by Kurds of the Bekiran tribe and had a population of 1,018 in 2022.[2][3][4]
It formerly had an Armenian population.[3]
References
- ^ "Türkiye Mülki İdare Bölümleri Envanteri". T.C. İçişleri Bakanlığı (in Turkish). Retrieved 19 December 2022.
- ^ "Address Based Population Registration System Results". Türkiye İstatistik Kurumu (in Turkish). Retrieved 15 February 2023.
- ^ a b "1915 öncesi Van Gölü kuzeyinde kadim bir Ermeni yurdu: "Fılıstan"". Agos (in Turkish). 28 January 2023. Retrieved 10 June 2023.
- ^ Bekiran, Mehmet Fatih (2018). Bekiran Aşireti Tarihi (in Turkish). Berikan Yayınları. p. 219.