Güroymak

Municipality in Bitlis, Turkey
38°34′37″N 42°1′16″E / 38.57694°N 42.02111°E / 38.57694; 42.02111CountryTurkeyProvinceBitlisDistrictGüroymakGovernment
 • MayorHikmet Taşdemir (HDP)Elevation
1,320 m (4,330 ft)Population
 (2021)[1]
25,724Time zoneUTC+3 (TRT)Websitewww.guroymak.bel.tr

Güroymak (Kurdish: Norşîn,[2] from Armenian: Նորշեն, Norshen) is a town in Bitlis Province, Turkey. It is the seat of Güroymak District.[3] Its population is 25,724 (2021).[1] The current mayor is Hikmet Taşdemir (HDP).[4]

The town is populated by Kurds of the Bekiran tribe.[5]

References

  1. ^ a b "Address-based population registration system (ADNKS) results dated 31 December 2021" (XLS) (in Turkish). TÜİK. Retrieved 30 January 2023.
  2. ^ Kurdistan24. "Turkey Government seizes another Kurdish municipality". Kurdistan24. Retrieved 2019-12-17.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  3. ^ İlçe Belediyesi, Turkey Civil Administration Departments Inventory. Retrieved 30 January 2023.
  4. ^ Şafak, Yeni (2019-05-11). "Bitlis Güroymak Seçim Sonuçları – Güroymak Yerel Seçim Sonuçları". Yeni Şafak (in Turkish). Retrieved 2019-11-06.
  5. ^ Bekiran, Mehmet Fatih (2018). Bekiran Aşireti Tarihi (in Turkish). Berikan Yayınları. p. 219.


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