Aksu, Yüksekova Explained

Type:neighborhood
Aksu
Province:Hakkâri
District:Yüksekova
Municipality:Yüksekova
Population Total:576
Population As Of:2023

Aksu is a neighborhood to Yüksekova in Yüksekova District of Hakkâri Province in Turkey.[1] It is populated by Kurds of the Pinyanişî tribe and had a population of 576 in 2023.[2]

The village is located near Hakkari–Yüksekova Airport.

Aksu was a village until 2023.

History

The village was populated by 15 Assyrian families in 1850 and 20 families in 1877.[3]

Population

Population history from 2007 to 2023:[4]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Türkiye Mülki İdare Bölümleri Envanteri . 19 December 2022 . T.C. İçişleri Bakanlığı . tr.
  2. News: 28 July 2018 . Polis Durna'yı darp etti . tr . 17 December 2022.
  3. Book: Wilmshurst . David . The Ecclesiastical Organisation of the Church of the East, 1318–1913 . 2000 . Peeters Publishers . 302.
  4. Web site: Population Of Municipalities, Villages And Quarters. . 10 May 2024.