Büyükçiftlik, Yüksekova Explained

Type:	Municipality
Büyükçiftlik
Province:	Hakkâri
District:	Yüksekova
Population Total:	3862
Population As Of:	2023

Büyükçiftlik ^[1] 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 3,862 in 2023.^[3]

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

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 2023:^{[5] [6]}

Notes and References

1. Book: Sediyani, İbrahim . Adını arayan coğrafya . Özedönüş Yayınları . 2009 . 211 . tr.
2. Web site: Türkiye Mülki İdare Bölümleri Envanteri . 19 December 2022 . T.C. İçişleri Bakanlığı . tr.
3. Book: Ethnic Groups in the Republic of Turkey . 1989 . Peter Alfred . Andrews . 218 . Benninghaus . Rüdiger.
4. Book: Izbırak, Dr. Reşat . Ülkü: halkevleri ve halkodaları dergisi . 1947 . 28 . 22 . tr . Cilo Dağlarının Turizm Bakından Değeri.
5. Web site: 1997 Population Count . 1999 . . Turkish . https://web.archive.org/web/20221030113057/https://kutuphane.tuik.gov.tr/pdf/0014235.pdf . 30 October 2022 . live .
6. Web site: Population Of Municipalities, Villages And Quarters. . 10 May 2024.