Kılçadır, Bingöl Explained

Type:village
Kılçadır
Province:Bingöl
District:Bingöl
Population Total:338
Population As Of:2021
Coordinates:38.779°N 40.487°W

Kılçadır (Armenian: Madrak, Madrag, Madrakkilotan) is a village in the Bingöl District, Bingöl Province, Turkey.[1] The village is populated by Kurds of the Musyan tribe and had a population of 338 in 2021.[2] [3]

The hamlet of Özluce is attached to the village.

Madrak had 453 Armenians, 50 houses, a church (St. Kirakos), one school 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. Book: Akbulut, Yılmaz . Bingöl tarihi . 1995 . 9751714737 . 108 . tr.
  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.