Alan (Kurdish: Helane; Syriac: Hālānā)[2] is a village in the Şemdinli District of Hakkâri Province in southeastern Turkey.[3] The population of the village was 432 in 2023.[1] It is populated by the Kurdish Zerzan tribe who have close links to their counterparts in Iran.[4]
Alan | |
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  Alan Location in Turkey | |
| Coordinates: 37°18′04″N 44°45′18″E / 37.301°N 44.755°E | |
| Country | Turkey |
| Province | Hakkâri |
| District | Şemdinli |
| Population (2023)[1] | 432 |
| Time zone | UTC+3 (TRT) |
The hamlet of Cevizpınar (Kanîgûz) is attached to the village.[5]
History edit
Hālānā (today called Alan) was inhabited by 100 Assyrian families in 1877 when visited by Edward Lewes Cutts, all of whom were adherents of the Church of the East and were served by two functioning churches as part of the archdiocese of Shemsdin.[2] It was destroyed by the Ottoman Army in 1915 amidst the Sayfo.[6]
Geography edit
The Fritillaria imperialis plant grows in the village.[7]
Population edit
Population history from 2007 to 2023:[1]
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 288 | — |
| 2010 | 272 | −5.6% |
| 2015 | 463 | +70.2% |
| 2020 | 518 | +11.9% |
| 2023 | 432 | −16.6% |
References edit
- ^ a b c "Address Based Population Registration System Results". Türkiye İstatistik Kurumu (in Turkish). Retrieved 15 February 2023.
- ^ a b Wilmshurst (2000), p. 305.
- ^ "Türkiye Mülki İdare Bölümleri Envanteri". T.C. İçişleri Bakanlığı (in Turkish). Retrieved 19 December 2022.
- ^ Andrews & Benninghaus (1989), pp. 216–217.
- ^ "Şemdinli köylerinin Kürtçe, Türkçe ve Eski isimleri". Yüksekova Haber (in Turkish). Retrieved 15 December 2022.
- ^ Yacoub (2016), p. 115.
- ^ "Şemdinli Alan (Helane) köyünde ters laleler açtı". 27 April 2020. Retrieved 15 December 2022.
Bibliography edit
- Andrews, Peter Alfred; Benninghaus, Rüdiger (1989). Ethnic Groups in the Republic of Turkey. Reichert.
- Wilmshurst, David (2000). The Ecclesiastical Organisation of the Church of the East, 1318–1913. Peeters Publishers.
- Yacoub, Joseph (2016). Year of the Sword: The Assyrian Christian Genocide, A History. Translated by James Ferguson. Oxford University Press.
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