Geçitli, Karlıova
Geçitli (Kurdish: Gêlan, Armenian: Գելան, romanized: Gelan, Kilen, Kalan, Gealan, Geylan) is a village in the Karlıova District, Bingöl Province, Turkey. The village is populated by Kurds of the Cibran tribe and had a population of 348 in 2021.
The hamlet of Hesar is attached to the village.
Kilen (Kalan-Jelan) had 200 Armenians, 20 houses, and one church before the Armenian genocide.
References
- ^ "Kaza Genç / Արդուշեն – Ardushen". Virtual Genocide Memorial. Retrieved 2023-09-17.
- ^ "Armenian Inhabited Villages" (PDF). Armenian Weekly. 2009-04-25. p. 44.
- ^ "Türkiye Mülki İdare Bölümleri Envanteri". T.C. İçişleri Bakanlığı (in Turkish). Retrieved 19 December 2022.
- ^ "Address-based population registration system (ADNKS) results dated 31 December 2021" (XLS) (in Turkish). TÜİK. Retrieved 30 January 2023.
- ^ Akbulut, Yılmaz (1995). Bingöl tarihi (in Turkish). p. 105. ISBN 9751714737.