Turkmenhacı
| Turkmenhacı | ||||
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| Basic data | ||||
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| Province (il) : | Diyarbakır | |||
| District ( ilçe ) : | Bismil | |||
| Coordinates : | 37 ° 48 ' N , 40 ° 37' E | |||
| Height : | 600 m | |||
| Residents : | 758 (2014) | |||
| Telephone code : | (+90) 412 | |||
| Postal code : | 21520 | |||
| License plate : | 21st | |||
| Structure and administration (as of 2015) | ||||
| Muhtar : | Resul Koluman | |||
Türkmenhacı is a former village in Bismil County in the Turkish province of Diyarbakır . Türkmenhacı is located about 58 km southeast of the provincial capital Diyarbakır and 6 km southwest of Bismil. Turkmenhacı had 758 inhabitants (2014) according to the last census. Since a regional reform in 2014, the place is a district of the district town of Bismil.
The population consists mainly of Alevi Turks . Along with Aralık , Bakacak , Eliaçık , Karamusa , Köseli , Recep and Ulutürk, Türkmenhacı is one of the few villages in the Diyarbakır province that has been populated by Turks. The name of the village means Turkmen hādj .
For centuries the main sources of income have traditionally been agriculture and animal husbandry . Many people left the village due to lack of jobs and settled in Istanbul , Diyarbakır or Bismil.
Individual evidence
- ^ Turkish Institute for Statistics ( Memento from December 3, 2015 on WebCite ), accessed December 3, 2015
- ↑ Yerelnet.org , accessed December 3, 2015