Karaali
Karaali is located in Turkey
Karaali
Karaali
Location in Turkey
Coordinates: 38°28′34″N 38°54′36″E / 38.476°N 38.910°E / 38.476; 38.910
CountryTurkey
ProvinceElazığ
DistrictBaskil
Population
 (2021)
268
Time zoneTRT (UTC+3)

Karaali is a village in the Baskil District of Elazığ Province in Turkey.[1] The village is populated by Kurds of the Parçikan tribe and had a population of 268 in 2021.[2][3]

The hamlets of Buğular, Çakıllı, Çayırcık, Çitiluşağı, Dutluköy, Şimşeklir, Tekeli and Yoncalı are attached to the village.[1]

History

In June 2009, a 50 year-old mentally unstable villager killed six other inhabitants of the village aging from 12 to 80 years old with his shotgun.[4]

The State Hydraulic Works agreed to build a irrigation pond near the village in March 2021.[5] In August 2021, the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry started to plant trees near the village, which is expected to form a forest of over 300 ha.[6]

References

  1. 1 2 "Türkiye Mülki İdare Bölümleri Envanteri". T.C. İçişleri Bakanlığı (in Turkish). Retrieved 19 December 2022.
  2. "Address-based population registration system (ADNKS) results dated 31 December 2021" (XLS) (in Turkish). TÜİK. Retrieved 20 December 2022.
  3. Çakar, Enver (2012). Elazığ Baskil Yöresi Aşiretleri. Ertem Basım. p. 223. ISBN 9786058677609.
  4. "Elazığ'da katliam: 6 ölü". www.hurriyet.com.tr.
  5. "Karaali Sulama Göleti Projesi Hayata Geçiyor". www.gunisigigazetesi.net.
  6. "Baskil Orman İşletme Şefliği'nin Açılışı Yapıldı". www.elazigsonhaber.com.
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