Kiğı
Kiğı (Kurdish: Gêxî,[1] Armenian: Քղի, romanized: Kʿġi) is a town and seat of the Kiğı District of Bingöl Province in Turkey.[2] The mayor is Hikmet Özüağ (AKP).[3]
Kiğı | |
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  Kiğı Location in Turkey | |
| Coordinates: 39°18′35″N 40°20′58″E | |
| Country | Turkey |
| Province | Bingöl |
| District | Kiğı |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Hikmet Özüağ (AKP) |
| Population (2021) | 2,926 |
| Time zone | TRT (UTC+3) |
| Website | www.kigi.bel.tr |
The town is populated by Kurds of the Giransor tribe and had a population of 2,926 in 2021.[4][5]
Neighborhoods
The town is divided into the neighborhoods of Abar, Eskişehir, Yenişehir and Yeşilyurt.[2]
History
Historically this area was ruled by different Armenian, Byzantine, Kurdish and Turkic dynasties. During the Middle Ages, Kiğı had been a mint town of the Ilkhanids[6] The town became a part of the Ottoman Empire was a sanjak of the Erzurum Eyalet. Historically a nearby iron mine was used but mining stopped in 17th century.[7] The main sights in the town are the citadel, the mosque built in 1401/02 and commissioned by Pir Ali son of the Aq Qoyunlu Kutlu.[6] The medieval Muslim tomb and bathhouse of Yazıcızadeler and the ruins of a church.[6] There were battles in this area between the Russians and Ottomans during World War I. The current location of the town was moved here after a Safavid raid in the 16th century, the old site was near the citadel.[6] But the present structure is largely a restoration from later times.[6]
Notable people
References
- Avcıkıran, Adem. Kürtçe Anamnez, Anamneza bi Kurmancî. p. 55.
- "Türkiye Mülki İdare Bölümleri Envanteri". T.C. İçişleri Bakanlığı (in Turkish). Retrieved 19 December 2022.
- Şafak, Yeni (2019-07-11). "Bingöl Kiğı Seçim Sonuçları – Kiğı Yerel Seçim Sonuçları". Yeni Şafak (in Turkish). Retrieved 2019-11-07.
- "31 ARALIK 2021 TARİHLİ ADRESE DAYALI NÜFUS KAYIT SİSTEMİ (ADNKS) SONUÇLARI" (XLS). TÜİK (in Turkish). Retrieved 16 December 2022.
- Akbulut, Yılmaz (1995). Bingöl tarihi (in Turkish). p. 106. ISBN 9751714737.
- Sinclair, T.A. (1989). Eastern Turkey: An Architectural & Archaeological Survey, Volume III. Pindar Press. ISBN 9781904597780.
- Sinclair, T. A. (1989-12-31). Eastern Turkey: An Architectural & Archaeological Survey, Volume III. Pindar Press. pp. 158–159. ISBN 978-1-904597-78-0.