Kayaburun, Divriği

Kayaburun
Kayaburun
Location in Turkey
Kayaburun
Kayaburun (Turkey Central Anatolia)
Coordinates: 39°17′31″N 38°01′05″E / 39.292°N 38.018°E / 39.292; 38.018
CountryTurkey
ProvinceSivas
DistrictDivriği
Population
 (2023)
125
Time zoneUTC+3 (TRT)

Kayaburun (Armenian: Odur) is a village in the Divriği District of Sivas Province in Turkey.[1] It is populated by Kurds and Turks and had a population of 125 in 2023.[2][3]

History

According to Ottoman census records, the population of the village was Armenian in 1568 and remained Armenian until the Armenian genocide. The name "Odur" comes from Armenian and means "given by God." After the genocide, Turks and Kurds settled in the village.[4]

References

  1. ^ "Türkiye Mülki İdare Bölümleri Envanteri". T.C. İçişleri Bakanlığı (in Turkish). Archived from the original on 6 July 2015. Retrieved 25 June 2024.
  2. ^ "Address Based Population Registration System Results". Türkiye İstatistik Kurumu (in Turkish). Retrieved 25 June 2024.
  3. ^ Aksüt, Hamza (2022). Divriği Yerleşimleri Tarihi. pp. 23 and 172.
  4. ^ Alandağı, Murat (2024). Osmanlı’dan Cumhuriyet’e Divriği. pp. 104, 165, 308.