Hozat
Municipality
Hozat is located in Turkey
Hozat
Hozat
Location in Turkey
Coordinates: 39°06′25″N 39°13′12″E / 39.107°N 39.220°E / 39.107; 39.220
CountryTurkey
ProvinceTunceli
DistrictHozat
Government
 • MayorSeyfi Geyik (CHP)
Population
 (2021)
3,634
Time zoneTRT (UTC+3)
Websitewww.hozat.bel.tr

Hozat (Ottoman Turkish: خوزات,[1] Kurdish: Xozat) is a municipality (belde) and seat of Hozat District in Tunceli Province, Turkey.[2] It is populated by Kurds and had a population of 3,634 in 2021.[3][4]

Seyfi Geyik from the Republican People's Party (CHP) was elected mayor in the local elections in March 2019.[5]

The town is divided into the neighborhoods of Diyap Ağa, Fikripaşa, Köprübaşı and Yenimahalle.[2]

History

In the 10th century, it was known as Chozanon (Greek: Χόζανον), and formed a thema after its conquest by the Byzantine Empire shortly after 938.[6] Near the city are the ruins of the Ergen church which according to Rudaw was erected by Armenians 1300 years ago.[7]

References

  1. ^ Tahir Sezen, Osmanlı Yer Adları (Alfabetik Sırayla), T.C. Başbakanlık Devlet Arşivleri Genel Müdürlüğü, Yayın Nu 21, Ankara, p. 240.
  2. ^ a b "Türkiye Mülki İdare Bölümleri Envanteri". T.C. İçişleri Bakanlığı (in Turkish). Retrieved 19 December 2022.
  3. ^ "Address-based population registration system (ADNKS) results dated 31 December 2021" (XLS) (in Turkish). TÜİK. Retrieved 30 January 2023.
  4. ^ Andrews, Peter; Benninghaus, Rüdiger (2002). Ethnic Groups in the Republic of Turkey: Supplement and Index. p. 57. ISBN 9783895002298.
  5. ^ Şafak, Yeni (2019-06-12). "Tunceli Hozat Seçim Sonuçları – Hozat Yerel Seçim Sonuçları". Yeni Şafak (in Turkish). Retrieved 2019-12-06.
  6. ^ Oikonomides, Nicolas (1972). Les Listes de Préséance Byzantines des IXe et Xe Siècles (in French). Paris, France: Editions du Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique. p. 359.
  7. ^ Haidari, Ali (13 August 2020). "Armenian church left neglected, looted in eastern Turkey". Rudaw. Retrieved 2021-12-19.


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