Yumurtatepe, Bitlis Explained

Type:village
Province:Bitlis
District:Bitlis
Yumurtatepe
Population Total:502
Population As Of:2021
Coordinates:38.4403°N 42.1256°W

Yumurtatepe is a village in the Bitlis District of Bitlis Province in Turkey.[1] Its population is 502 (2021).[2] It was formerly known as Papşin or Papşén.[3]

Before the deportations and genocide of the village's Armenian inhabitants, Papşin/Babshen had a population of 325 individuals in 1909. Located to the village's west was Surp Harutyun church and to its East was a chapel named Lusabdugh Surp Sahak.[4]

Notes and References

  1. https://www.e-icisleri.gov.tr/Anasayfa/MulkiIdariBolumleri.aspx Köy
  2. Web site: Address-based population registration system (ADNKS) results dated 31 December 2021. 30 January 2023 . TÜİK. tr . XLS.
  3. Web site: Nişanyan Yeradları. nisanyanmap.com.
  4. Web site: Հայաստանի եւ հարակից շրջանների տեղանունների բառարան, Թ.Խ. Հակոբյան, Ստ.Տ. Մելիք-Բախշյան, Հ.Խ. Բարսեղյան - բաբշեն. www.nayiri.com.