Tuzluca (Karlıova)

Tuzluca
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Basic data
Province (il) :	Bing oil
District ( ilçe ) :	Karlıova
Coordinates :	39 ° 22 '  N , 41 ° 3'  E Coordinates: 39 ° 22 '5 "  N , 41 ° 3' 12"  E
Height :	1920  m
Residents :	195 (2018)
Telephone code :	(+90) 426
Postal code :	12900
License plate :	12
Structure and administration (as of 2019)
Muhtar :	Ali Yilmaz

Tuzluca (kurd. Şorika jorîn , also Şorika jor or Yukarı Şorik ) is a village in the Karlıova district of the Turkish province of Bingöl . Tuzluca is located in Eastern Anatolia at 1,920 m above sea level, about 13 km north of Karlıova.

Şorik ulya ( Upper Şorik ) was the place name in Ottoman times. The name Yukarışorik (also Upper Şorik ) is registered with the land registry.

In 1985 there were 380 people in Tuzluca. In 2009 the village had 187 inhabitants. The hamlet of Mikail belongs to Tuzluca.

Individual evidence

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