Sincik

Sincik (Kurdish: Sinciq)[3] is a town and district of Adıyaman Province of Turkey with a population of 4,262. The mayor is Mehmet Korkut (BBP).

Sincik
Sincik
Coordinates: 38°02′17″N 38°36′57″E
CountryTurkey
ProvinceAdıyaman
Government
 • MayorMehmet Korkut (BBP)
 • Kaymakamİbrahim Özkan
Area
[1]
 • District461.36 km2 (178.13 sq mi)
Population
 (2012)[2]
 • Urban
4,144
 • District
19,045
 • District density41/km2 (110/sq mi)
Post code
02400
Websitewww.sincik.bel.tr

Demographics

The town and many of its villages are populated by Kurds from the Reşwan tribe.[4]

References
  1. "Area of regions (including lakes), km²". Regional Statistics Database. Turkish Statistical Institute. 2002. Retrieved 2013-03-05.
  2. "Population of province/district centers and towns/villages by districts - 2012". Address Based Population Registration System (ABPRS) Database. Turkish Statistical Institute. Retrieved 2013-02-27.
  3. adem Avcıkıran (2009). Kürtçe Anamnez Anamneza bi Kurmancî (PDF) (in Turkish and Kurdish). p. 55. Retrieved 17 December 2019.
  4. Reşî, Şoreş (September 2002). "Konya - Kolik (Kâhta) - "Koçberiya Kurdên Anatoliya Navîn"". Veger (in Kurdish): 16-17.
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