Yüksekova
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Gewer | |
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| Coordinates: 37°34′00″N 44°17′00″E / 37.56667°N 44.28333°ECoordinates: 37°34′00″N 44°17′00″E / 37.56667°N 44.28333°E | |
| Country | Turkey |
| Province | Hakkâri |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Remziye Yaşar (HDP) |
| • Kaymakam | Üzeyir Aziz Özeren |
| Area | |
| • District | 2,371.85 km2 (915.78 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 1,950 m (6,400 ft) |
| Population (2012)[2] | |
| • Urban | 68,230 |
| • District | 115,966 |
| • District density | 48.89264/km2 (126.6313/sq mi) |
| Post code | 30300 |
| Website | www.yuksekova.bel.tr |
Yüksekova (Kurdish: Gewer[3]) is a city and a district of Hakkari Province of southeastern Turkey. It is on the border with Iran and Iraq. In February of 2020 it was buried under 6 meters of snow. The city and district is populated entirely by Kurds.[4][5][6]
Yüksekova Media
Turkish tank shooting rounds near Yüksekova (Gever), in 2016.
Yüksekova (Gever) after the 2015–2016 conflict.
References
- ↑ Area of regions (including lakes), km². Regional Statistics Database (2002)Turkish Statistical Institute. Retrieved 2013-03-05.
- ↑ Population of province/district centers and towns/villages by districts - 2012. Address Based Population Registration System (ABPRS) DatabaseTurkish Statistical Institute. Retrieved 2013-02-27.
- ↑ adem Avcıkıran. Kürtçe Anamnez Anamneza bi Kurmancî (in tr, ku) (2009). p. 55. Retrieved 17 December 2019.
- ↑ Yuksekova Tourism 2022: Best of Yuksekova, Turkey.
- ↑ https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/turkish-village-buried-under-6-metres-that-s-20-feet-of-snow-1.5471514
- ↑ SBS News - Trusted Australian, world and breaking news.
