Palu, Elazığ
Palu | |
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  Palu | |
| Coordinates: 38°42′14″N 39°57′04″E / 38.70389°N 39.95111°E | |
| Country |  Turkey |
| Province | Elazığ |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Efrayim Ünalan (AKP) |
| • Kaymakam | Mustafa Demir |
| Area | |
| • District | 837.10 km2 (323.21 sq mi) |
| Population | |
| • Urban | Template:Turkey district populations |
| • District | Template:Turkey district populations |
| Post code | 23500 |
| Climate | Csa |
| Website | www.palu.bel.tr |
Palu (Kurdish: Palo,[2] Armenian: Բալու/Palou; formerly Romanopolis in Greek) is a town and district of Elazığ Province of Turkey. The current mayor is Efrayim Ünalan (AKP).[3] It has a population of 8,652. The town historically had a significant Armenian population, which was exterminated during the genocide of 1915.[4] Notable residents include Katherine Magarian (1906–2001), a genocide survivor born in Baghin, Palou.[5]
History
Palu was the site of an Akkoyunlu fortress in the late 15th century, which was captured by Hüseyin Bey, a Mirdâsî lord from the Principality of Eğil.[6] He established the Emirate of Palu, which existed from 1495 to 1845.[7] After 1517, the Emirate was part of the Ottoman Empire.[8][9]
References
- ^ "Area of regions (including lakes), km²". Regional Statistics Database. Turkish Statistical Institute. 2002. Retrieved 2013-03-05.
- ^ adem Avcıkıran (2009). Kürtçe Anamnez Anamneza bi Kurmancî (PDF) (in Turkish and Kurdish). p. 56. Retrieved 17 December 2019.
- ^ Şafak, Yeni (2019-06-11). "Elazığ Palu Seçim Sonuçları – Palu Yerel Seçim Sonuçları". Yeni Şafak (in Turkish). Retrieved 2019-11-06.
- ^ Üngör, Uğur Ümit (2012). The Making of Modern Turkey: Nation and State in Eastern Anatolia, 1913-1950. Oxford University Press. p. 81. ISBN 9780199655229.
- ^ "Armenian Genocide: Katherine Magarian's Story". cilicia.com.
- ^ Serdar Karabulut, eyeyh Ali Sebiti al-Palevi, Gold Pen Publications, mitzmit, 2014, p.33
- ^ The Kurds: An Encyclopedia of Life, Culture, and Society [1]
- ^ PALU GOVERNMENT WITHIN THE OTTOMAN ADMINISTRATIVE SYSTEM [2]
- ^ 18 Şerefhan, a.g.e., C. II/I, s.32
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