Köprüdere, Kovancılar

Köprüdere
Köprüdere
Location in Turkey
Coordinates: 38°45′N 39°56′E / 38.750°N 39.933°E / 38.750; 39.933
CountryTurkey
ProvinceElazığ
DistrictKovancılar
Population
 (2021)
251
Time zoneUTC+3 (TRT)

Köprüdere (Armenian: Abrank)[1][a] is a village in the Kovancılar District of Elazığ Province in Turkey.[2] Its population is 251 (2021).[3]

History

Abrank (today called Köprüdere) was historically inhabited by Armenians.[1] There were 20 Armenian hearths in 1880.[4] There was an Armenian church of Surb Astvatsatsin.[4] It was located in the kaza (district) of Palu in the sanjak of Maden in the Diyarbekir vilayet in c. 1900.[1] In 1914, it was populated by 133 Armenians in 23 homes.[4] The village was attacked by çetes in the first half of June 1915 amidst the Armenian genocide.[5]

References

Notes

  1. ^ Also known as Abrenk.[1]

Citations

  1. ^ a b c d Jongerden & Verheij (2012), p. 330.
  2. ^ Köy Archived 6 July 2015 at the Wayback Machine, Turkey Civil Administration Departments Inventory. Retrieved 22 December 2022.
  3. ^ "Address-based population registration system (ADNKS) results dated 31 December 2021" (XLS) (in Turkish). TÜİK. Retrieved 22 December 2022.
  4. ^ a b c Kévorkian (2006), p. 279.
  5. ^ Kévorkian (2011), p. 371.

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