Toklular, Karlıova

Coordinates: 39°15′40″N 40°59′02″E / 39.261°N 40.984°E / 39.261; 40.984
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Toklular
Toklular is located in Turkey
Toklular
Toklular
Location in Turkey
Coordinates: 39°15′40″N 40°59′02″E / 39.261°N 40.984°E / 39.261; 40.984
CountryTurkey
ProvinceBingöl
DistrictKarlıova
Population
 (2021)
1,274
Time zoneUTC+3 (TRT)

Toklular (Kurdish: Toxlan, Armenian: Թոխլիան, romanizedTokhlan, Toplar, Tokliyan[1][2]) is a village in the Karlıova District, Bingöl Province, Turkey.[3] The village is populated by Kurds of the Cibran tribe and had a population of 1,274 in 2021.[4][5]

Toklan (Takula) had 150 Armenians, 20 houses, one Church (Surb Astvatsatsin / Holy Mother of God) before the Armenian genocide.[1][2]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b "Kaza Genç / Արդուշեն – Ardushen". Virtual Genocide Memorial. Retrieved 2023-09-17.
  2. ^ a b "Armenian Inhabited Villages" (PDF). Armenian Weekly. 2009-04-25. p. 44.
  3. ^ "Türkiye Mülki İdare Bölümleri Envanteri". T.C. İçişleri Bakanlığı (in Turkish). Retrieved 19 December 2022.
  4. ^ "Address-based population registration system (ADNKS) results dated 31 December 2021" (XLS) (in Turkish). TÜİK. Retrieved 30 January 2023.
  5. ^ Aşiretler raporu (in Turkish) (3rd ed.). Kaynak Yayınları. 2014. p. 67.