Ovakışla
Ovakışla, formerly Purhus, (Armenian: Prkhus, Kurdish: Pirxûs) is a town (belde) in Ahlat District, Bitlis Province, Turkey. The town is populated by Kurds and had a population of 4,142 in 2021.
It formerly had an Armenian population.
References
- ^ "Address-based population registration system (ADNKS) results dated 31 December 2021" (XLS) (in Turkish). TÜİK. Retrieved 30 January 2023.
- ^ Belde Belediyesi, Turkey Civil Administration Departments Inventory. Retrieved 30 January 2023.
- ^ Macler, Frédéric (1980). Revue des études arméniennes (in French). Vol. 14. Association de la revue des études arméniennes. p. 377.
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