Aşağı Derecik, Hakkâri
Aşağı Derecik (Kurdish: Çemî Şemaşê, Syriac: Beṯ Shammāshā) is a village in the central district of Hakkâri Province in Turkey. The village is populated by Kurds of the Pirosî tribe and had a population of 638 in 2023.
The hamlets of Dez (Dêzê), Dikmen (Mate), Haput 1/Haput 2 (Çemê Seravinis), Seranüs (Seravînis), Sulak (Sûsê), Trafik (Dêra Dînan), Yukarı Derecik and Yüce (Aqos) are attached to Aşağı Derecik.
History
The village was populated by 32 Assyrian families in 1850, while 40 families were recorded in 1877.
Population
Population history from 2015 to 2023:
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 733 | — |
| 2018 | 708 | −3.4% |
| 2020 | 735 | +3.8% |
| 2023 | 638 | −13.2% |
References
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- ^ Wilmshurst, David (2000). The Ecclesiastical Organisation of the Church of the East, 1318–1913. Peeters Publishers. p. 294.
- ^ "Türkiye Mülki İdare Bölümleri Envanteri". T.C. İçişleri Bakanlığı (in Turkish). Retrieved 19 December 2022.
- ^ "Hakkari'de Referandum Çalışması" (in Turkish). 24 March 2017. Retrieved 18 December 2022.