Hozat
Template:Short description Template:Infobox Turkey place Hozat (Template:Langx,[1] Template:Langx) 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 (Template:Langx), 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
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- ↑ Tahir Sezen, Osmanlı Yer Adları (Alfabetik Sırayla), T.C. Başbakanlık Devlet Arşivleri Genel Müdürlüğü, Yayın Nu 21, Ankara, p. 240.
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