Tunceli Province
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Tunceli Province (Turkish: Tunceli ili,[3] Kurdish: Parêzgeha Dêrsimê,[4] Zazaki: Dêsim wilayet; Armenian: Դերսիմի մարզ, romanized: Dersimi marz) is a province in the Eastern Anatolia region of Turkey. It was named Dersim Province before being named Tunceli Province. It is the least densely-populated province in Turkey. It has a population of 83,645 people.[5] Tunceli Province has 8 districts: Çemişgezek, Hozat, Mazgirt, Nazımiye, Ovacık, Pertek, Pülümür, and Tunceli (the capital district).
Tunceli Province | |
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Country | Turkey |
Region | Central East Anatolia |
Subregion | Malatya |
Largest City | Tunceli |
Foundation | 25 December 1935 |
Government | |
• Electoral district | Tunceli |
• Governor | Mehmet Ali Özkan |
Area | |
• Total | 7,774 km2 (3,002 sq mi) |
Population (2018)[1] | |
• Total | 88,198 |
• Density | 11/km2 (29/sq mi) |
Area code | 0428[2] |
Vehicle registration | 62 |
Before the Armenian genocide, Mamuret-ul-Aziz (Kharput) vilayet (province), was one of the six vilayets which was a part of historical Turkish Armenia.[6][7] Tunceli Province was part of Mamuret-ul-Aziz (Kharput) vilayet.[8] It has a Zaza Alevi majority.[9][10]
The districts of Mazgirt, Nazımiye and Çemişgezek had a large Armenian population during the Ottoman period. A large part of this population must have been deported out of Anatolia with the deportation order of 1915. It is likely that the remaining population migrated to Western Anatolia.[11] The province is mostly populated by Zazas.