Kürük

Kürük
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Basic data
Province (il) :	Bing oil
District ( ilçe ) :	Karlıova
Coordinates :	39 ° 10 '  N , 40 ° 51'  E Coordinates: 39 ° 9 '45 "  N , 40 ° 51' 30"  E
Height :	1590  m
Residents :	261 (2018)
Telephone code :	(+90) 426
Postal code :	12 900
License plate :	12
Structure and administration (as of 2019)
Muhtar :	Mehmet Ayan

Kürük (kurd. Also Kurik ) is a village in the Karlıova district of the Turkish province of Bingöl . Kürük is located in eastern Anatolia at 1,590 m above sea level, about 25 km southwest of Karlıova.

In 1985 349 people lived in Kürük. In 2009 the village had 320 inhabitants.

The original Kurdish name of the village is Kürük. The name was changed to the Turkish name Devecik in 1960. In early 2016, the village got its old name back.

Kürük lies on a stream. The village has a primary school and is connected to the drinking water supply.

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Türkiye Nüfusu İl ilçe Mahalle Köy Nüfusları , accessed on May 22, 2019
2. ↑ www.yerelnet.org.tr
3. ↑ www.report.tuik.gov.tr ( Memento from December 5, 2012 in the web archive archive.today )
4. ↑ www.e-tkbm.gov.tr ( Memento from December 7, 2015 in the Internet Archive )
5. ↑ Capakcur Gazetesi of January 5, 2016