Avlağı, Kovancılar

Avlağı
Avlağı
Location in Turkey
Coordinates: 38°42′56″N 39°40′44″E / 38.7156°N 39.6790°E / 38.7156; 39.6790
CountryTurkey
ProvinceElazığ
DistrictKovancılar
Population
 (2021)
238
Time zoneUTC+3 (TRT)

Avlağı (Armenian: Avlavi)[1][a] is a village in the Kovancılar District of Elazığ Province in Turkey.[3] Its population is 238 (2021).[4]

History

Avlavi (today called Avlağı) was historically inhabited by Armenians.[1] It was located in the kaza (district) of Palu in the sanjak of Maden in the Diyarbekir vilayet in c. 1900.[1] It was populated by 130 Armenians in 19 homes in 1914.[5] The village was attacked by çetes in the first half of June 1915 amidst the Armenian genocide.[6]

References

Notes

  1. ^ Also known as Avlaghi, Avlavou, Awlaghi.[2]

Citations

  1. ^ a b c Jongerden & Verheij (2012), p. 330.
  2. ^ Jongerden & Verheij (2012), p. 330; Kévorkian (2006), p. 279.
  3. ^ Köy, Turkey Civil Administration Departments Inventory. Retrieved 22 December 2022.
  4. ^ "Address-based population registration system (ADNKS) results dated 31 December 2021" (XLS) (in Turkish). TÜİK. Retrieved 22 December 2022.
  5. ^ Kévorkian (2006), p. 279.
  6. ^ Kévorkian (2011), p. 371.

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