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Kayalıkale, Varto

Coordinates: 39°04′26″N 41°35′59″E / 39.0738°N 41.59986°E / 39.0738; 41.59986
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Kayalıkale
Kayalıkale is located in Turkey
Kayalıkale
Kayalıkale
Location in Turkey
Coordinates: 39°04′26″N 41°35′59″E / 39.0738°N 41.59986°E / 39.0738; 41.59986
CountryTurkey
ProvinceMuş
DistrictVarto
Population
 (2022)[1]
314
Time zoneUTC+3 (TRT)

Kayalıkale is a village in the Varto District of the Muş Province in east Turkey.[2] Its population is 314 (2022).[1]

History

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The Kurdish name of the village is Hınzora jor.[3] The word Khndzor means Apple in Armenian.[4]

Geology and geography

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Kayalıkale and the plateau used for animal husbandry are located on the Akdoğan Mountains.[5]

Education

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There is a secondary school in the village.[6]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Address-based population registration system (ADNKS) results dated 31 December 2022, Favorite Reports" (XLS). TÜİK. Retrieved 19 September 2023.
  2. ^ Mahalle, Turkey Civil Administration Departments Inventory. Retrieved 19 September 2023.
  3. ^ "Varto in the middle of the 17th century" (PDF). Muş Alparslan University. April 5, 2020. p. 7.
  4. ^ "Armenian to English" (PDF). California Nursing Students’ Association. April 18, 2024.
  5. ^ "Muş ili'nde yaylaların dağılışı" (in Turkish). Turkish Studies-International Balkan University. March 2019. p. 23.
  6. ^ "Muş Varto Kayalıkale İlkokulu". vartokayalikale.meb.k12.tr (in Turkish). Retrieved 2023-12-08.