Darıkent
| Darıkent | ||||
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| Basic data | ||||
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| Province (il) : | Tunceli | |||
| District ( ilçe ) : | Mazgirt | |||
| Coordinates : | 38 ° 58 ' N , 39 ° 49' E | |||
| Height : | 1140 m | |||
| Residents : | 226 (2009) | |||
| Telephone code : | (+90) 428 | |||
| Postal code : | 62820 | |||
| License plate : | 62 | |||
| Structure and administration (as of 2010) | ||||
| Belediye Başkanı: | HÜSEYİN ELİTAŞ (EMEP) | |||
Darıkent ( Kurdish : Muxindî, Muxundî ) is a village and a belediye in the Mazgirt district of the Tunceli Province in Turkey .
The original name of the village is Muhundu. The origin and meaning of the name are unknown.
Darıkent is also the name of Bucak , which includes the villages Aktarla, Doğucak Geçitveren, Gelincik Güleç, İbimahmut, Kartutan, Kızılkale , Koyunuşağı, Kuşaklı, Kuşhane, Ortaharman, Otlukıntak, Särükoçen, Sarokelüçen, Särükoçen, Särükoçen, Sarükoenk and Sarıçöcek .
The population of Darıkent has steadily decreased since 1985. At that time there were 2,048 people in Darıkent. In 1994 there were around 1,458 people. At that time the place was the scene of fierce fighting. On September 11, 1994, fighters from the Kurdistan Workers' Party first knocked out the Jandarma guard , attacked Darıkent and killed six teachers and kidnapped two others. In 2008 there were also attacks and fighting in the area around the town. In 2009 the population was 208 people.
According to Law no. 5747 Darıkent to his status than losing Belediye (Municipality).
Individual evidence
- ↑ Bilge Umar: Türkiye'deki Tarihsel Adlar. Istanbul 1993, p. 586
- ↑ www.yerelnet.org.tr
- ↑ Stichting Nederland-Koerdistan: Forced Evictions and Destruction of Villages in Dersim (Tunceli) and the Western part of Bingol, Turkish Kurdistan, September- November 1994. Amsterdam 1995, 38th
- ↑ www.belgenet.com
- ↑ www.report.tuik.gov.tr ( Memento from December 21, 2012 in the web archive archive.today )
http://www.haberciniz.biz/2009-yerel-secim-sonuclari-tunceli-mazgirt-darikent-belediye-3620302.html
literature
- Halis Özkan: Peoples and Cultures in Eastern Anatolia: Contributions to the history and ethnography of the village of Muhundu in Eastern Anatolia, Tunceli District (formerly Dersim) . 1992