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| {{Infobox Province TR | |||
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| | name = Tunceli | |||
| | map =Tunceli_in_Turkey.svg | |||
| | region = Eastern Anatolia | |||
| | licence = 62 | |||
| | total population = 76,699 | |||
| | tpop_as_of = 2010 | |||
| | area_code = 428<ref> {{tr icon}}</ref> | |||
| | area = 7,774 | |||
| | seat = something | |||
| | popdens = 9.8 | |||
| | electdistrict = Tunceli | |||
| | income = 12,200 TL (41st; | |||
| }} | |||
| The '''Tunceli Province''' ({{lang-tr|Tunceli ili}}, ]: ''parêzgeh Dêrsim'', ]: Dêsim) is a majority ] ] with a minority ] ]<ref></ref> population in the ] of ]. The province was named '''Dersim Province''' (''Dersim vilayeti '' ), then demoted district (''Dersim kazası'' ) and incorporated into ] in 1926.<ref>, Vol. 1, p. XXII, Dersim İli, 26.06.1926 tarih ve 404 sayılı Resmi Ceride'de yayımlanan 30.5.1926 tarih ve 877 sayılı Kanunla ilçeye dönüstürülerek Elazıg'a bağlanmıştır.</ref> Finally it was changed to Tunceli Province on January 4, 1936.<ref>Paul J. White, ''Primitive rebels or revolutionary modernizers?: the Kurdish national movement in Turkey'', Zed Books, 2000, ISBN 978-1-85649-822-7, </ref> with the "Law on Administration of the Tunceli Province" (''Tunceli Vilayetinin İdaresi Hakkında Kanun''), no. 2884 of 25 December 1935.<ref>''New perspectives on Turkey'', Issues 1-4, Simon's Rock of Bard College, 1999 </ref><ref>Victoria Arakelova, "The Zaza People as a New Ethno-Political Factor in the Region" - in – “Iran & the Caucasus: Research Papers from the Caucasian Centre for Iranian Studies, Yerevan”, vols.3-4, 1999-2000, pp. 197-408.</ref><ref>G.S. Asatrian, N.Kh. Gevorgian. Zaza Miscellany: Notes on some Religious Customs and Institutions. – A Green Leaf: Papers in Honour of Prof. J. P. Asmussen (] - XII). Leiden, 1988, pp. 499-508</ref> But some still call the region by this name. The capital city is ]. The name of the provincial capital, Kalan, was then officially changed to match with the province's name. | |||
| Its adjacent provinces are ] to the north and west, ] to the south, and ] to the east. The province covers an area of {{convert|7774|sqkm|sqmi|abbr=on}} and has a population of 76,699. It has the lowest population density of any province in Turkey, just 9.8 inhabitants/km². Tunceli is the only province of Turkey with an ] majority. | |||
| Tunceli is known for its old buildings such as the Çelebi Ağa Mosque, Sağman Mosque, Elti Hatun Mosque and adjoining Tomb and impressive natural scenery, especially in ], the largest national park of Turkey. | |||
| ==Geography== | |||
| Tunceli is traversed by the northeasterly line of equal latitude and longitude. | |||
| == History == | |||
| The history of the province stretches back to antiquity. It has been mentioned as 'Daranalis' by ], and seemingly, it was referred to as 'Daranis' before him. One theory as to the origin of the name associates with the Persian Emperor ]. | |||
| The area that would become Dersim province formed part of ], ], the ], and the ] region of ]. Sophene was later contested by the ] and ]s and by their respective successors, the ] and ]s. ] invaded in the 7th century, and ] in the 11th.<ref>Seyfi Cengiz Tarih (2005). </ref> | |||
| As of the end of the 19th century, the region (called "Dersim") was included in the ] ] (subprovince) of Hozat, depending the city and the ] (] today), with the exception of the actual district of ], which depended on the neighboring sancak of ], then a part of the ]. This status continued through the first years of the ], until 1936 when the name of the province ("Dersim") was changed to Tunceli, literally 'the land of bronze' in Turkish (''tunç'' meaning 'bronze' and ''el'' (in this context) meaning 'land') after the ]. The center of the province has been fixed in the town of Kalan and the district of Pülümür has been added within the boundaries of the new province. | |||
| == Districts == | |||
| Tunceli Province is divided into eight ] (capital district in '''bold'''): | |||
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| Although a distinct province, Tunceli was administered from ] until 1947. | |||
| == Cities and towns == | |||
| *] City 31,599 inh. | |||
| *] City 11,869 inh. | |||
| *] City 4,714 inh. | |||
| *] City 3,227 inh. | |||
| *] City 2,819 inh. | |||
| *] Town 1,769 inh. | |||
| *] City 1,712 inh. | |||
| *] City 1,656 inh. | |||
| *] City 1,636 inh. | |||
| == Education == | |||
| Ninety-eight percent of Tunceli's population has at least a primary school education, leading to one of the highest rates of literacy for a district within Turkey. In 1979/1980 Tunceli had the highest number of students attending universities as well as the top entry points until the only higher education school shut down and converted to a military base. | |||
| Tunceli University was established on May 22, 2008.<ref></ref> It has departments in international relations, ], environmental protection engineering, industrial engineering, electronic engineering, computer engineering and mechanical engineering. | |||
| == References == | |||
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| == External links == | |||
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| {{Districts of Turkey | |||
| | provname = Tunceli | |||
| | image = Tunceli | |||
| }} | |||
| {{Provinces of Turkey}} | |||
| {{coord|39|12|53|N|39|28|17|E|region:TR-62_type:adm1st|display=title}} | |||
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