Soğukpınar, Kovancılar

Soğukpınar
Soğukpınar
Location in Turkey
Coordinates: 38°50′06″N 39°51′27″E / 38.8349°N 39.8574°E / 38.8349; 39.8574
CountryTurkey
ProvinceElazığ
DistrictKovancılar
Population
 (2021)
138
Time zoneUTC+3 (TRT)

Soğukpınar (Armenian: Art’ekhan)[1][a] is a village in the Kovancılar District of Elazığ Province in Turkey.[3] Its population is 138 (2021).[4]

History

Art’ekhan (today called Soğukpınar) was historically inhabited by Armenians.[1] There were 31 Armenian hearths in 1880.[5] There was an Armenian church of Surb Minas.[5] 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 274 Armenians in 33 homes.[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 Arthan, Artihan, Artıhan, and Artekhan.[2]

Citations

  1. ^ a b c Jongerden & Verheij (2012), p. 330.
  2. ^ Jongerden & Verheij (2012), p. 330; Kévorkian (2006), p. 280.
  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. ^ a b c Kévorkian (2006), p. 280.
  6. ^ Kévorkian (2011), p. 371.

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