Yarımada, formerly Karakeşiş, 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 278 in 2021.[2][3][4]

Yarımada
Yarımada is located in Turkey
Yarımada
Yarımada
Location in Turkey
Coordinates: 38°51′35″N 43°08′41″E / 38.85972°N 43.14472°E / 38.85972; 43.14472
CountryTurkey
ProvinceBitlis
DistrictAdilcevaz
Population
 (2021)
278
Time zoneUTC+3 (TRT)

It formerly had an Armenian population.[3]

References

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  1. ^ Köy, Turkey Civil Administration Departments Inventory. Retrieved 30 January 2023.
  2. ^ "Address-based population registration system (ADNKS) results dated 31 December 2021" (XLS) (in Turkish). TÜİK. Retrieved 30 January 2023.
  3. ^ a b "1915 öncesi Van Gölü kuzeyinde kadim bir Ermeni yurdu: "Fılıstan"". Agos (in Turkish). 28 January 2023. Retrieved 10 June 2023.
  4. ^ Bekiran, Mehmet Fatih (2018). Bekiran Aşireti Tarihi (in Turkish). Berikan Yayınları. p. 219.