Alan, Şemdinli Explained
| Type: | village |
| Alan |
| Province: | Hakkâri |
| District: | Şemdinli |
| Population Total: | 432 |
| Population As Of: | 2023 |
Alan (; Syriac: Hālānā) is a village in the Şemdinli District of Hakkâri Province in southeastern Turkey.[1] The population of the village was 432 in 2023. It is populated by the Kurdish Zerzan tribe who have close links to their counterparts in Iran.
The hamlet of Cevizpınar is attached to the village.[2]
History
Hālānā (today called Alan) was inhabited by 100 Assyrian families in 1877 when visited by Edward Lewes Cutts, all of whom were adherents of the Church of the East and were served by two functioning churches as part of the archdiocese of Shemsdin. It was destroyed by the Ottoman Army in 1915 amidst the Sayfo.
Geography
The Fritillaria imperialis plant grows in the village.[3]
Population
Population history from 2007 to 2023:[4]
Bibliography
- Book: Ethnic Groups in the Republic of Turkey . 1989. Andrews. Peter Alfred. Benninghaus . Rüdiger. Reichert.
- Book: Wilmshurst. David. 2000. The Ecclesiastical Organisation of the Church of the East, 1318–1913. Peeters Publishers.
- Book: Yacoub. Joseph . 2016. Year of the Sword: The Assyrian Christian Genocide, A History. Oxford University Press. James Ferguson.
Notes and References
- Web site: Türkiye Mülki İdare Bölümleri Envanteri . 19 December 2022 . T.C. İçişleri Bakanlığı . tr.
- Web site: Şemdinli köylerinin Kürtçe, Türkçe ve Eski isimleri . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20240412180627/https://www.yuksekovahaber.com.tr/haber/semdinli-koylerinin-kurtce-turkce-ve-eski-isimleri-241562.htm . 12 April 2024 . 15 December 2022 . Yüksekova Haber . tr.
- News: 27 April 2020 . Şemdinli Alan (Helane) köyünde ters laleler açtı . 15 December 2022.
- Web site: Population Of Municipalities, Villages And Quarters. . 10 May 2024.
