Büyükçiftlik
Büyükçiftlik is located in Turkey
Büyükçiftlik
Büyükçiftlik
Location in Turkey
Coordinates: 37°35′02″N 44°04′26″E / 37.584°N 44.074°E / 37.584; 44.074
CountryTurkey
ProvinceHakkâri
DistrictYüksekova
Population
 (2022)[1]
3,296
Time zoneTRT (UTC+3)

Büyükçiftlik (Kurdish: Xirvata) is a municipality (belde) in Yüksekova District in Hakkâri Province in Turkey.[2] The belde is populated by Kurds of the Pinyanişî tribe and had a population of 3,296 in 2022.[3][1]

The municipality is divided into the neighborhoods of Kerem Zeydan, Merkez and Yeşilova.[2]

History

In 1947, Büyükçiftlik was described as a rapidly growing village with a beautiful scenery including a nearby forest and a two-thousander mountain. The village was moreover described as having natural assets and suitable for touristic attraction.[4]

Population

Population history from 1997 to 2022:[5][1]

Population
YearPop.±% p.a.
19972,952    
20073,726+2.36%
20123,602−0.67%
20173,435−0.94%
20223,296−0.82%
The Cilo mountain southeast of Büyükçiftlik

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Address Based Population Registration System Results". Türkiye İstatistik Kurumu (in Turkish). Retrieved 15 February 2023.
  2. 1 2 "Türkiye Mülki İdare Bölümleri Envanteri". T.C. İçişleri Bakanlığı (in Turkish). Retrieved 19 December 2022.
  3. Peter Alfred, Andrews; Benninghaus, Rüdiger, eds. (1989). Ethnic Groups in the Republic of Turkey. p. 218.
  4. Izbırak, Dr. Reşat (1947). "Cilo Dağlarının Turizm Bakından Değeri". Ülkü: halkevleri ve halkodaları dergisi (in Turkish). Vol. 28. p. 22.
  5. "1997 Population Count" (PDF) (in Turkish). Turkish Statistical Institute. 1999. Archived (PDF) from the original on 30 October 2022.
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