Muratköy | |
|---|---|
  Muratköy Location in Turkey | |
| Coordinates: 38°53′35″N 40°57′36″E / 38.893°N 40.960°E | |
| Country | Turkey |
| Province | Bingöl |
| District | Solhan |
| Population (2021) | 424 |
| Time zone | TRT (UTC+3) |
Muratköy (Kurdish: Norik, Armenian: Նորեկ, romanized: Noreg, Nourik[1][2]) is a village in the Solhan District, Bingöl Province, Turkey.[3] The village is populated by Kurds of the Umeran tribe and had a population of 424 in 2021.[4][5]
The hamlet of Halkaınar is attached to the village.[3]
Norek (Nurik) had 59 Armenians, 6 houses before the Armenian genocide. Ankag (Enkak), part of today's Murat, had 63 Armenians.[1][2]
References
- 1 2 "Kaza Genç / Արդուշեն – Ardushen". Virtual Genocide Memorial. Retrieved 2023-09-17.
- 1 2 "Armenian Inhabited Villages" (PDF). Armenian Weekly. 2009-04-25. p. 44.
- 1 2 "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) (in Turkish). TÜİK. Retrieved 30 January 2023.
- ↑ Akbulut, Yılmaz (1995). Bingöl tarihi (in Turkish). p. 115. ISBN 9751714737.
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