Akpazar
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Akpazar is a town in Tunceli Province
in the Eastern Anatolia
region of Turkey
. The town has a population of 1,769.
In the beginning of the 20th century in Akpazar lived 1,763 Armenians
and 430 Turks
, and significant Kurdish population.
Alpazar had 6 neighbourhoods:
Tunceli Province
The Tunceli Province is a province in the Eastern Anatolia region of Turkey. The province was named Dersim Province and was changed to Tunceli Province on January 4, 1936. with the "Law on Administration of the Tunceli Province" , no...
in the Eastern Anatolia
Eastern Anatolia Region
The Eastern Anatolia Region is one of seven non-administrative subdivisions of Turkey and encompasses its eastern provinces.The region and the name "Doğu Anadolu Bölgesi" were first defined at the First Geography Congress in 1941. It has the highest average altitude, largest geographical area, and...
region of Turkey
Turkey
Turkey , known officially as the Republic of Turkey , is a Eurasian country located in Western Asia and in East Thrace in Southeastern Europe...
. The town has a population of 1,769.
In the beginning of the 20th century in Akpazar lived 1,763 Armenians
Armenians
Armenian people or Armenians are a nation and ethnic group native to the Armenian Highland.The largest concentration is in Armenia having a nearly-homogeneous population with 97.9% or 3,145,354 being ethnic Armenian....
and 430 Turks
Turkish people
Turkish people, also known as the "Turks" , are an ethnic group primarily living in Turkey and in the former lands of the Ottoman Empire where Turkish minorities had been established in Bulgaria, Cyprus, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Georgia, Greece, Kosovo, Macedonia, and Romania...
, and significant Kurdish population.
Alpazar had 6 neighbourhoods:
- Galeru Tağ,
- Yegeğestvo Tağ,
- Gamar Ağpuri Tağ,
- Khorçuguyi Tağ,
- Dan Ağpuri Tağ.