Taşlıçay, Karlıova

Taşlıçay
Taşlıçay is located in Turkey
Taşlıçay
Taşlıçay
Location in Turkey
Coordinates: 39°16′48″N 40°57′32″E / 39.280°N 40.959°E / 39.280; 40.959
CountryTurkey
ProvinceBingöl
DistrictKarlıova
Population
 (2021)
1,424
Time zoneUTC+3 (TRT)

Taşlıçay (Kurdish: Çirik, Armenian: Չիրիկ, romanizedChuruk, Chirik, Cherik, Chesseg[1][2]) is a village in the Karlıova District, Bingöl Province, Turkey.[3] The village is populated by Kurds of the Cibran tribe and had a population of 1,424 in 2021.[4][5]

Cheseg had 30 Armenians, 4 houses before the Armenian genocide.[1][2]

References

  1. ^ a b "Kaza Genç / Արդուշեն – Ardushen". Virtual Genocide Memorial. Retrieved 2023-09-17.
  2. ^ a b "Armenian Inhabited Villages" (PDF). Armenian Weekly. 2009-04-25. p. 44.
  3. ^ "Türkiye Mülki İdare Bölümleri Envanteri". T.C. İçişleri Bakanlığı (in Turkish). Retrieved 19 December 2022.
  4. ^ "Address-based population registration system (ADNKS) results dated 31 December 2021" (XLS) (in Turkish). TÜİK. Retrieved 30 January 2023.
  5. ^ Aşiretler raporu (in Turkish) (3rd ed.). Kaynak Yayınları. 2014. p. 67.