Geçitli, Karlıova

Geçitli (Kurdish: Gêlan, Armenian: Գելան, romanized: Gelan, Kilen, Kalan, Gealan, Geylan[1][2]) is a village in the Karlıova District, Bingöl Province, Turkey.[3] The village is populated by Kurds of the Cibran tribe and had a population of 348 in 2021.[4][5]

Geçitli
Village
Geçitli is located in Turkey
Geçitli
Geçitli
Location in Turkey
Coordinates: 39.415°N 41.077°E / 39.415; 41.077
CountryTurkey
ProvinceBingöl
DistrictKarlıova
Population
 (2021)
348
Time zoneTRT (UTC+3)

The hamlet of Hesar is attached to the village.[3]

Kilen (Kalan-Jelan) had 200 Armenians, 20 houses, and one church before the Armenian genocide.[1][2]

References
  1. "Kaza Genç / Արդուշեն – Ardushen". Virtual Genocide Memorial. Retrieved 2023-09-17.
  2. "Armenian Inhabited Villages" (PDF). Armenian Weekly. 2009-04-25. p. 44.
  3. "Türkiye Mülki İdare Bölümleri Envanteri". T.C. İçişleri Bakanlığı (in Turkish). Retrieved 19 December 2022.
  4. "Address-based population registration system (ADNKS) results dated 31 December 2021" (XLS) (in Turkish). TÜİK. Retrieved 30 January 2023.
  5. Akbulut, Yılmaz (1995). Bingöl tarihi (in Turkish). p. 105. ISBN 9751714737.
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