| Revision as of 07:30, 1 February 2007 editとある白い猫 (talk | contribs)Extended confirmed users, File movers, Pending changes reviewers, Rollbackers55,796 edits - Kurdistan← Previous edit | Revision as of 12:00, 1 February 2007 edit undoBertilvidet (talk | contribs)Extended confirmed users, Pending changes reviewers5,253 edits rv - please see Misplaced Pages:Categories_for_deletion/Log/2006_March_3#Category:KurdistanNext edit → | ||
| Line 14: | Line 14: | ||
| ] | ] | ||
| ] | |||
| ] | ] | ||
Revision as of 12:00, 1 February 2007
This article is about the city. For the province of the same name, see Hakkâri Province.Hakkâri (Çölemerik, Kurdish: Colemêrg) is a city in the far southeast of Turkey. The region surrounding Hakkâri came under Ottoman control, but local rule remained in the hands of local Kurdish emirs up to the 19th century.
The name Hakkâri comes from the Assyrian word Ekkare (ܐܟܪ̈ܐ), meaning 'farmers'. Today the city has a population of 58,145 (2000 census) and is the capital of Hakkâri Province.
The province is the birthplace of the renowned 17th century Kurdish poet Ahmad Khani.
| Hakkâri (city) in Hakkâri Province of Turkey | ||
|---|---|---|
| Districts |   | |
| Metropolitan municipalities are bolded. | ||
 | This article about an Eastern Anatolia Region of Turkey location is a stub. You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it. |
37°35′N 43°44′E / 37.583°N 43.733°E / 37.583; 43.733
Categories: