Yüksekova is a district of Hakkari Province

Hakkari Province

Hakkâri Province is a province in the south east corner of Turkey. The administrative centre is located in the city of Hakkâri . The province covers an area of 7,121 km² and has a population of 251,302 . The province had a population of 236,581 in 2000.The province was created in 1936 out of...

 of Turkey

Turkey

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, situated close to the border with Iran

Iran

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. Its location on the trade route between Iranian Azarbaijan and eastern Turkey made it an important juncture for travelers and the location of several ethnic groups that were active in regional trade. The mayor is Ruken Yetişkin (BDP

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). The population is 61,712 as of 2010.

Famous Assyrians from Yüksekova

• Mar Meelis Zaia
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   - Assyrian Church of the East
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   bishop
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  , diocese
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   of Australia
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   and New Zealand
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