Beytüşşebap
| Beytüşşebap | ||||
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| Basic data | ||||
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| Province (il) : | Şırnak | |||
| Coordinates : | 37 ° 37 ' N , 43 ° 10' E | |||
| Height : | 1650 m | |||
| Residents : | 6,641 (2018) | |||
| Telephone code : | (+90) 486 | |||
| Postal code : | 73 800 | |||
| License plate : | 73 | |||
| Structure and administration (as of 2019) | ||||
| Structure : | 4 malls | |||
| Mayor : | Habip Aşan ( AKP ) | |||
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| Beytüşşebap County | ||||
| Residents : | 17,227 (2018) | |||
| Surface: | 1,647 km² | |||
| Population density : | 10 inhabitants per km² | |||
| Kaymakam : | Mehmet Fevzi Dönmez | |||
| Website (Kaymakam): | ||||
Beytüşşebap ( Kurdish : Elkê ) is a Turkish city and a district in the province of Şırnak in southeastern Anatolia . Beytüşşebap is in the east of the province and borders the Van , Siirt and Hakkâri provinces . The name is of Arabic origin and basically means the house of youth .
The district consists of the district town ( Merkez ) with about 38.5 percent of the district population and 26 villages ( Köy , majority Köyler ). The average population of the villages is 407. Mezra (1,172), Oymakaya (903) and Boğazören (826 pop .) Are the largest villages.
geography
Beytüşşebap has a mountainous terrain and accordingly many high mountains. The highest mountains are the Altın Dağlar in the east with 3300 m. Other mountains are the Tanin Tanin Dağlar in the west, the Kato Dağ and the Komtik Dağ. Winters are long and harsh, making many of the trails impassable during winter.
The most important historical buildings in Beytüşşebap are the fortresses Kela Memi, Kela Tuvori and Kelereş.
history
The area around the city is considered to be an old settlement area; the kingdom of Mitanni , the Urartians , Assyrians and Hurrites ruled over it. In 1054 the area fell to the Seljuks and in 1514 to the Ottomans .
The new administrative structure allocated Beytüşşebap to the province of Erzurum in 1855, and it was incorporated into Van ten years later. The affiliation of the district town also changed several times in the 20th century until it was finally incorporated into the newly created province of Sirnak in 1990 .
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b Türkiye Nüfusu İl ve İlçelere Göre Nüfus Bilgileri (Nufusune.com) , accessed on April 23, 2019
