Şenkaya

Şenkaya (Kurdish: Bardûz)^[2] is a municipality and district of Erzurum Province, Turkey.^[3] Its area is 1,381 km²,^[4] and its population is 16,035 (2022).^[1] The mayor is Görbil Özcan (CHP).

Şenkaya
District and municipality
Map showing Şenkaya District in Erzurum Province
Şenkaya Location in Turkey
Coordinates: 40°33′43″N 42°20′47″E
Country	Turkey
Province	Erzurum
Government
• Mayor	Görbil Özcan (CHP)
Area	1,381 km2 (533 sq mi)
Elevation	1,800 m (5,900 ft)
Population  (2022)[1]	16,035
• Density	12/km2 (30/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+3 (TRT)
Postal code	25360
Area code	0442
Climate	Dfb
Website	www.senkaya.bel.tr

The name Şenkaya emerged in a later period. Indeed, the Şenkaya district (ilçe) was established in 1946 by merging the sub-district (nahiye) of Kamkhis, Kosor, and Bardız. The town of Şenkaya is based on the village of Örtülü. The name of Örtülü may have evolved from the Georgian "Ortauli" (ორთაული).^[5]

Composition

There are 71 neighbourhoods in Şenkaya District:^[6][7]

• Akşar
• Aktaş
• Alıcık
• Aşağı
• Aşağıbakraçlı
• Atyolu
• Aydoğdu
• Balkaya
• Bereketli
• Beşpınarlar
• Beykaynak
• Çamlıalan
• Çatalelma
• Değirmenlidere
• Deliktaş
• Doğanköy
• Dokuzelma
• Dolunay
• Dörtyol
• Esence
• Esenyurt
• Evbakan
• Gaziler
• Gezenek
• Göllet
• Göreşken
• Gözalan
• Gözebaşı
• Gülveren
• Hoşköy
• İçmesu
• İğdeli
• İkizpınar
• İnceçay
• Kayalısu
• Kaynak
• Kireçli
• Köroğlu
• Köşkköy
• Kürkçü
• Nişantaşı
• Ormanlı
• Oyuktaş
• Özyurt
• Paşalı
• Penek
• Sarıkayalar
• Sarıyar
• Şenpınar
• Sındıran
• Söğütler
• Susuz
• Tahtköy
• Tazeköy
• Teketaş
• Timurkışla
• Turnalı
• Tütenocak
• Uğurlu
• Yanıkkaval
• Yaymeşe
• Yazılı
• Yelkıran
• Yeşildemet
• Yeşilkaya
• Yoğurtçular
• Yukarı
• Yukarıbakraçlı
• Yünören
• Yürekli
• Zümrüt