Yüksekova
Remziye Yaşar (Peoples' Democratic Party) was elected mayor in 2019. She was arrested in October 2019 over terrorism-related charges and replaced by a trustee appointed by the central government.
Name
Yüksekova was historically known as Dize meaning fortress in Kurdish.
The word Yüksekova means 'plateau' and is a Turkification of the original name Gever which in Kurdish means 'raised meadow'. In Armenian, however, the word refers to an administrative unit such as district of province, while the word refers to Zoroastrians in Persian. For Muslims, Gavar means infidel and refers to all non-Muslims.
Neighborhoods
The city is divided into the neighborhoods of Akalın, Aksu, Altınoluk, Beşbulak, Bölük, Cumhuriyet, Dedeler, Dize, Esen Yurt, Esentepe, Eskikışla, Güçlü, Güllüce, Güngor, Güvenli, İnanlı, İpek, Kerem Zeydan, Merkez, Mezarlık, Sarıyıldız, Vezirli, Yeni, Yeşildere, Yeşilova and Yılmaz.
Demographics
Population history from 1997 to 2023:
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 54,739 | — |
| 2007 | 59,410 | +8.5% |
| 2012 | 68,230 | +14.8% |
| 2017 | 69,346 | +1.6% |
| 2022 | 72,745 | +4.9% |
| 2023 | 84,800 | +16.6% |
Climate
Yüksekova has a dry-summer humid continental climate (Köppen: Dsb), with very warm, dry summers, and very cold, snowy winters.
| Climate data for Yüksekova (1991–2020) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | −2.3 (27.9) |
−0.6 (30.9) |
4.7 (40.5) |
11.5 (52.7) |
18.0 (64.4) |
24.5 (76.1) |
29.1 (84.4) |
29.7 (85.5) |
25.4 (77.7) |
18.2 (64.8) |
9.4 (48.9) |
0.9 (33.6) |
14.1 (57.4) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | −8.4 (16.9) |
−6.6 (20.1) |
−0.3 (31.5) |
6.6 (43.9) |
12.2 (54.0) |
17.5 (63.5) |
21.7 (71.1) |
21.7 (71.1) |
17.3 (63.1) |
10.8 (51.4) |
3.2 (37.8) |
−4.8 (23.4) |
7.7 (45.9) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −13.6 (7.5) |
−12.0 (10.4) |
−4.9 (23.2) |
1.9 (35.4) |
6.3 (43.3) |
9.6 (49.3) |
13.4 (56.1) |
12.9 (55.2) |
8.8 (47.8) |
4.1 (39.4) |
−1.9 (28.6) |
−9.3 (15.3) |
1.3 (34.3) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 105.0 (4.13) |
110.0 (4.33) |
120.4 (4.74) |
119.1 (4.69) |
58.3 (2.30) |
12.5 (0.49) |
7.5 (0.30) |
4.5 (0.18) |
7.1 (0.28) |
42.6 (1.68) |
74.7 (2.94) |
95.6 (3.76) |
757.3 (29.81) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm) | 9.9 | 10.2 | 10.6 | 12.1 | 8.9 | 2.9 | 2.2 | 1.6 | 2.2 | 5.9 | 7.8 | 9.2 | 83.5 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 71.1 | 70.0 | 66.1 | 58.1 | 52.2 | 43.4 | 38.5 | 36.3 | 40.2 | 53.0 | 61.8 | 69.9 | 55.1 |
| Source: NOAA | |||||||||||||
References
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- ^ "Kaza Gavar / Gever / Tergavar / Mergavar / Dize". Virtual Genocide Memorial. Retrieved 23 December 2022.
- ^ Peter Alfred, Andrews; Benninghaus, Rüdiger, eds. (1989). Ethnic Groups in the Republic of Turkey. p. 218.
- ^ "Hakkari Yüksekova Seçim Sonuçları: 31 Mart 2019 Hakkari Yüksekova Yerel Seçim Sonuçları". Sözcü (in Turkish). Retrieved 2019-09-10.
- ^ "Trustees appointed as mayors in southeastern province, districts". Hürriyet Daily News. 18 October 2019.
- ^ "Kaza Gavar / Gever / Tergavar / Mergavar / Dize". Virtual Genocide Memorial. Retrieved 23 December 2022.
- ^ "Türkiye Mülki İdare Bölümleri Envanteri". T.C. İçişleri Bakanlığı (in Turkish). Retrieved 19 December 2022.
- ^ "1997 Population Count" (PDF) (in Turkish). Turkish Statistical Institute. 1999. Archived (PDF) from the original on 30 October 2022.
- ^ "Table 1 Overview of the Köppen-Geiger climate classes including the defining criteria". Nature: Scientific Data.
- ^ "World Meteorological Organization Climate Normals for 1991-2020 — Yüksekova". National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Retrieved January 16, 2024.