Aslanyurdu

Aslanyurdu
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Basic data
Province (il) :	Tunceli
District ( ilçe ) :	Mazgirt
Coordinates :	38 ° 59 '  N , 39 ° 34'  E Coordinates: 38 ° 58 '36 "  N , 39 ° 33' 32"  E
Height :	970  m
Residents :	231 (2011)
Telephone code :	(+90) 428
Postal code :	62800
License plate :	62
Structure and administration
Muhtar :	Nuri Yıldız

Aslanyurdu (Kurd. Lawzan ) is a village in the Mazgirt district of the Turkish province of Tunceli . Aslanyurdu is located directly on the road between Tunceli and Mazgirt, about 20 km north of the Keban dam . The place is also often spelled Arslanyurdu. The village used to be partially populated by Armenians . In 2011, 231 people lived in Aslanyurdu.

The village was originally called Lavzan, later Onbaşı and finally Aslanyurdu ("home of the lions").

Individual evidence

1. ^ Raymond H. Kévorkian : Le Génocide des Arméniens. Paris 2006, p. 516
2. ^ Turkish Institute for Statistics ( Memento of October 29, 2013 in the Internet Archive ). Retrieved on August 23, 2012