Municipality in Bingöl Province, Turkey
Municipality in Bingöl, Turkey
Solhan (Kurdish: Bongilan, Zazaki: Bongilan,[1][2] Armenian: Բոգլան, romanized: Boglan, Poklan, Boghlan, Buglan[3][4]) is a town (belde) and seat of the Solhan District of Bingöl Province in Turkey.[5] The mayor is Abdulhakim Yıldız (AK Party).[6]
Poklan (Boglan) had 77 Armenians, 8 houses, one church (St. Sargis) before the Armenian genocide.[3][4]
The town had a population of 20,217 in 2021.[7] It is divided into the neighborhoods of Boğlan, Halimepınar, Yenimahalle and Yeşilova.[5]
Climate
Solhan has a dry-summer humid continental climate (Köppen: Dsa),[8] with hot, dry summers, and cold, snowy winters.
References
- ^ Adem, Avcıkıran (2009). Kürtçe Anamnez Anamneza bi Kurmancî (in Turkish and Kurdish). p. 55.
- ^ Ferhengê Kirmanckî (Zazakî)-Tirkî: Kırmancca (Zazaca)-Türkçe Sözlük (in Turkish and Zazaki). Weşanxaneyê Vateyî. 2009. p. 78. ISBN 978-975-6278-40-6.
- ^ a b "Kaza Genç / Արդուշեն – Ardushen". Virtual Genocide Memorial. Retrieved 2023-09-17.
- ^ a b "Armenian Inhabited Villages" (PDF). Armenian Weekly. 2009-04-25. p. 44.
- ^ a b "Türkiye Mülki İdare Bölümleri Envanteri". T.C. İçişleri Bakanlığı (in Turkish). Retrieved 19 December 2022.
- ^ Şafak, Yeni (2019-06-11). "Bingöl Solhan Seçim Sonuçları – Solhan Yerel Seçim Sonuçları". Yeni Şafak (in Turkish). Retrieved 2019-11-06.
- ^ "Address-based population registration system (ADNKS) results dated 31 December 2021" (XLS) (in Turkish). TÜİK. Retrieved 30 January 2023.
- ^ "Table 1 Overview of the Köppen-Geiger climate classes including the defining criteria". Nature: Scientific Data.
- ^ "World Meteorological Organization Climate Normals for 1991-2020 — Solhan". National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Retrieved January 17, 2024.
