Solhan Explained
| Type: | Municipality |
| Solhan |
| Province: | Bingöl |
| District: | Solhan |
| Coordinates: | 38.9681°N 41.0536°W |
| Population Total: | 20217 |
| Population As Of: | 2021 |
| Leader Party: | AKP |
| Leader Title: | Mayor |
| Leader Name: | Abdulhakim Yıldız |
Solhan (Kurdish: Bongilan,,[1] [2] Armenian: Բոգլան|translit=Boglan, Poklan, Boghlan, Buglan) is a town (belde) and seat of the Solhan District of Bingöl Province in Turkey.[3] The mayor is Abdulhakim Yıldız (AK Party).[4]
Poklan (Boglan) had 77 Armenians, 8 houses, one church (St. Sargis) before the Armenian genocide.[5] [6]
The town had a population of 20,217 in 2021.[7] It is divided into the neighborhoods of Boğlan, Halimepınar, Yenimahalle and Yeşilova.
Climate
Solhan has a dry-summer humid continental climate (Köppen: Dsa),[8] with hot, dry summers, and cold, snowy winters.
Notes and References
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- Web site: Türkiye Mülki İdare Bölümleri Envanteri . 19 December 2022 . T.C. İçişleri Bakanlığı . tr.
- Web site: Bingöl Solhan Seçim Sonuçları – Solhan Yerel Seçim Sonuçları. Şafak. Yeni. 2019-06-11. Yeni Şafak. tr-TR. 2019-11-06.
- Web site: Kaza Genç / Արդուշեն – Ardushen . 2023-09-17 . Virtual Genocide Memorial . en-US.
- Armenian Inhabited Villages . Armenian Weekly. 2009-04-25. 44.
- Web site: Address-based population registration system (ADNKS) results dated 31 December 2021 . 30 January 2023 . . tr . XLS.
- Table 1 Overview of the Köppen-Geiger climate classes including the defining criteria. . Nature: Scientific Data . en.
