Çukurca (Kurdish: Çel,[2][3] Syriac: ܛܝܵܪܹܐ, romanizedṬyārē, Lishanid Noshan: גיאלא)[4] is a municipality (belde) and seat of Çukurca District in Hakkâri Province of Turkey.[5] The city is populated by Kurds of the Ertoşî and Pinyanişî tribes and had a population of 1,0252 in 2023.[1][6] The mayor is Ensar Dündar from Justice and Development Party since 2019.[7]

Çukurca
Çukurca is located in Turkey
Çukurca
Çukurca
Location in Turkey
Coordinates: 37°14′49″N 43°36′42″E / 37.24694°N 43.61167°E / 37.24694; 43.61167
CountryTurkey
ProvinceHakkâri
DistrictÇukurca
Government
 • MayorEnsar Dündar (AKP)
Population
 (2023)[1]
10,252
Time zoneUTC+3 (TRT)
Websitewww.cukurca.bel.tr

Neighborhoods

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Çukurca is divided into the three neighborhoods of Cumhuriyet, Emirşaban and Yeşilçeşme.[5]

Jews

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Northeastern Jewish Aramaic-speaking Jews lived here historically; most fled during Sayfo, and the last remaining members of the community emigrated to Israel in 1951.[8]

Population

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Population history from 2007 to 2023:[1]

Population
YearPop.±%
20077,033—    
20128,247+17.3%
20178,547+3.6%
20227,485−12.4%
202310,252+37.0%

Climate

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Çukurca has a hot-summer subtype (Köppen: Dsa) of the humid continental climate.

Climate data for Çukurca
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 4.1
(39.4)
5.7
(42.3)
10.2
(50.4)
16.0
(60.8)
23.3
(73.9)
29.9
(85.8)
34.5
(94.1)
34.4
(93.9)
30.4
(86.7)
22.6
(72.7)
13.6
(56.5)
6.4
(43.5)
19.3
(66.7)
Daily mean °C (°F) 0.0
(32.0)
1.3
(34.3)
5.5
(41.9)
10.9
(51.6)
17.3
(63.1)
23.0
(73.4)
27.4
(81.3)
27.2
(81.0)
23.1
(73.6)
16.2
(61.2)
8.6
(47.5)
2.5
(36.5)
13.6
(56.5)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) −4.0
(24.8)
−3.0
(26.6)
0.9
(33.6)
5.9
(42.6)
11.3
(52.3)
16.2
(61.2)
20.3
(68.5)
20.0
(68.0)
15.8
(60.4)
9.9
(49.8)
3.7
(38.7)
−1.3
(29.7)
8.0
(46.4)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 111
(4.4)
146
(5.7)
142
(5.6)
131
(5.2)
59
(2.3)
2
(0.1)
1
(0.0)
1
(0.0)
3
(0.1)
41
(1.6)
98
(3.9)
108
(4.3)
843
(33.2)
Source: Climate-Data.org[9]

References

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  1. ^ a b c "Population Of Municipalities, Villages And Quarters". TÜİK. Retrieved 10 May 2024.
  2. ^ Fassberg, Steven E. (2010). The Jewish Neo-Aramaic dialect of Challa. Leiden: Brill. p. 1. ISBN 9789004176829. [T]he village is so named because it is located in a geophysical depression
  3. ^ "Şemdinli köylerinin Kürtçe, Türkçe ve Eski isimleri". Yüksekova Haber (in Turkish). Archived from the original on 12 April 2024. Retrieved 15 December 2022.
  4. ^ Maclean, Arthur John (1895). Grammar of the Dialects of Vernacular Syriac. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. p. 241.
  5. ^ a b "Türkiye Mülki İdare Bölümleri Envanteri". T.C. İçişleri Bakanlığı (in Turkish). Retrieved 19 December 2022.
  6. ^ Peter Alfred, Andrews; Benninghaus, Rüdiger, eds. (1989). Ethnic Groups in the Republic of Turkey. p. 215.
  7. ^ "Hakkari Çukurca Seçim Sonuçları - 31 Mart 2019 Yerel Seçimleri". www.sabah.com.tr. Retrieved 2019-09-12.
  8. ^ Fassberg, Steven E. (2010). The Jewish Neo-Aramaic dialect of Challa. Leiden: Brill. pp. 3–4. ISBN 9789004176829.
  9. ^ "Climate:Çukurca". Climate-Data.org. Retrieved 11 April 2014.