Kayalar (Kurdish: Katûne)[2] is a village in the Şemdinli District in Hakkâri Province in Turkey.[3] The village is populated by Kurds of the Zerzan tribe and had a population of 1,949 in 2023.[1][4]
Kayalar | |
|---|---|
  Kayalar Location in Turkey | |
| Coordinates: 37°19′55″N 44°41′02″E / 37.332°N 44.684°E | |
| Country | Turkey |
| Province | Hakkâri |
| District | Şemdinli |
| Population (2023)[1] | 1,949 |
| Time zone | UTC+3 (TRT) |
Kayalar has seven hamlets attached to it: Erikli (Ballê), Husrova (Xisrova), Mağaraönü (Şkeftan), Sarıca (Zerîk), Seçkin (Zêvkan), Kule and Yukarıkayalar (Katûna jori).[2][3]
Population
editPopulation history from 1997 to 2023:[5][1]
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 1,327 | — |
| 2007 | 1,677 | +26.4% |
| 2010 | 1,846 | +10.1% |
| 2015 | 2,047 | +10.9% |
| 2020 | 2,011 | −1.8% |
| 2023 | 1,949 | −3.1% |
References
edit- ^ a b c "Population Of Municipalities, Villages And Quarters". TÜİK. Retrieved 10 May 2024.
- ^ a b "Şemdinli köylerinin Kürtçe, Türkçe ve Eski isimleri". Yüksekova Haber (in Turkish). Archived from the original on 12 April 2024. Retrieved 15 December 2022.
- ^ a b "Türkiye Mülki İdare Bölümleri Envanteri". T.C. İçişleri Bakanlığı (in Turkish). Retrieved 19 December 2022.
- ^ Peter Alfred, Andrews; Benninghaus, Rüdiger, eds. (1989). Ethnic Groups in the Republic of Turkey. p. 217.
- ^ "1997 Population Count" (PDF) (in Turkish). Turkish Statistical Institute. 1999. Archived (PDF) from the original on 30 October 2022.