Gelintepe, Solhan Explained

Type:	village
Gelintepe
Province:	Bingöl
District:	Solhan
Population Total:	245
Population As Of:	2021
Coordinates:	38.847°N 40.921°W

Gelintepe (Armenian: Քխմուտ|translit=Kekhmoud, Kehmut, Kekhmout, Kakhmout) is a village in the Solhan District, Bingöl Province, Turkey.^[1] The village is populated by Kurds and had a population of 245 in 2021.^{[2] [3]}

Kekhmud (Kakmut) had 17 Armenians, 2 houses, and one church before the Armenian genocide.^{[4] [5]}

Notes and References

1. Web site: Türkiye Mülki İdare Bölümleri Envanteri . 19 December 2022 . T.C. İçişleri Bakanlığı . tr.
2. Web site: Address-based population registration system (ADNKS) results dated 31 December 2021 . 30 January 2023 . . tr . XLS.
3. Web site: Lezgîn . Roşan . 10 March 2019 . Nameyê Mehlayan, Dewan û Mezrayanê Bongilanî . 8 February 2023 . ku.
4. Web site: Kaza Genç / Արդուշեն – Ardushen . 2023-09-17 . Virtual Genocide Memorial . en-US.
5. Armenian Inhabited Villages . Armenian Weekly. 2009-04-25. 44.