Kargın, Tercan
Kargın (formerly Altunkent) is a municipality (belde) in the Tercan District, Erzincan Province, Turkey.[1] The municipality is mostly populated by Turkmens and had a population of 2,083 in 2021.[2][3]
Kargın | |
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  Kargın Location in Turkey | |
| Coordinates: 39.666°N 40.196°E | |
| Country | Turkey |
| Province | Erzincan |
| District | Tercan |
| Population (2021) | 2,083 |
| Time zone | TRT (UTC+3) |
It is divided into the neighborhoods of Camii Şerif, İstasyon, Sucuali, Şehit Ahmet Aytekin and Yollarüstu (Vîcan).[1] The settlement of Yollarüstu is populated by both Kurds and Turkmens.[3] Sucuali is populated by Kurds of the Balaban tribe.[4]
References
- "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) (Thesis) (in Turkish). TÜİK. Retrieved 30 January 2023.
- Karahan, Kasım (2019). "Kargın beldesi monografisi (Erzincan-Tercan)". Ankara Yıldırım Beyazıt University: 18.
{{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires|journal=(help) - Aşiretler raporu (in Turkish) (3rd ed.). Kaynak Yayınları. 2014. p. 108.
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