Gürpınar (Kurdish: Payizawa/Xawesor,[3]Armenian: Հայոց Ձոր, romanized: Hayots' Dzor) is a village and district of Van Province in Turkey. The administrative center is located 20 km (12 mi) south of the provincial capital Van. With an area of 4,700 km2, Gürpınar is the largest district of Turkey. It has 79 villages and several places of historical interest. Much of the residents of this area speak Kurmanji, the most commonly spoken dialect of the Kurdish language. The current mayor is Hayrullah Tanış from the Justice and Development Party (AKP).[4] The current kaymakam Fatih Sayar was appointed in August 2019.[5]
The area's old Armenian name is Hayots Dzor (Armenian: Հայոց Ձոր, meaning "Valley of the Armenians"). Its Kurdish name is Payizava; however, the Armenian-derived Xawesor is also used. The titular village of Gürpınar itself was also known to Armenians as Kghzi (Armenian: Կղզի, meaning "island", due to it being surrounded by the Shamiram Canal).[6]
In Armenian mythology, Hayots Dzor is the valley where the Armenian progenitor Hayk defeated the army of the invading Babylonian king Bel and constructed a fortress (Haykaberd) nearby.
In the Middle Ages, the area was a part of the Armenian kingdom of Vaspurakan, ruled by the Artsruni dynasty of Armenian kings.
The village of Kghzi had 241 Armenian and 11 Kurdish inhabitants in 1909 (the wider region of Hayots Dzor was home to about 10,000 Armenians before the Armenian genocide).[6] The Armenian population was massacred or displaced during the Armenian genocide; some of the inhabitants managed to flee and settle in Eastern Armenia.[6]
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^"Gürpınar Kaymakamı Fatih Sayar". www.gurpinar.gov.tr. Retrieved 2020-05-19.
^ abcHakobyan, Tadevos Kh.; Melik-Bakhshyan, Stepan T.; Barseghyan, Hovhannes Kh. (1991). Հայաստանի և հարակից շրջանների տեղանունների բառարան [Dictionary of toponymy of Armenia and adjacent territories] (in Armenian). Vol. 3. Yerevan: Yerevan State University Publishing House. p. 158.
External links
www.gurpinar.gov.tr Gurpinar Government - Gurpinar
gürpınar, gürpınar, kurdish, payizawa, xawesor, armenian, Հայոց, Ձոր, romanized, hayots, dzor, village, district, province, turkey, administrative, center, located, south, provincial, capital, with, area, gürpınar, largest, district, turkey, villages, several,. Gurpinar Kurdish Payizawa Xawesor 3 Armenian Հայոց Ձոր romanized Hayots Dzor is a village and district of Van Province in Turkey The administrative center is located 20 km 12 mi south of the provincial capital Van With an area of 4 700 km2 Gurpinar is the largest district of Turkey It has 79 villages and several places of historical interest Much of the residents of this area speak Kurmanji the most commonly spoken dialect of the Kurdish language The current mayor is Hayrullah Tanis from the Justice and Development Party AKP 4 The current kaymakam Fatih Sayar was appointed in August 2019 5 Gurpinar Hayots Dzor Հայոց ՁորGurpinarCoordinates 38 19 37 N 43 24 48 E 38 32694 N 43 41333 E 38 32694 43 41333 Coordinates 38 19 37 N 43 24 48 E 38 32694 N 43 41333 E 38 32694 43 41333CountryTurkeyProvinceVanGovernment MayorHayrullah Tanis AKP KaymakamFatih SayarArea 1 District4 130 30 km2 1 594 72 sq mi Population 2012 2 Urban5 780 District39 238 District density9 5 km2 25 sq mi Post code65900Websitewww van gurpinar bel tr Contents 1 Name 2 History 3 Historical places 4 References 5 External linksName EditThe area s old Armenian name is Hayots Dzor Armenian Հայոց Ձոր meaning Valley of the Armenians Its Kurdish name is Payizava however the Armenian derived Xawesor is also used The titular village of Gurpinar itself was also known to Armenians as Kghzi Armenian Կղզի meaning island due to it being surrounded by the Shamiram Canal 6 History EditSee also Eruandunik In Armenian mythology Hayots Dzor is the valley where the Armenian progenitor Hayk defeated the army of the invading Babylonian king Bel and constructed a fortress Haykaberd nearby In the Middle Ages the area was a part of the Armenian kingdom of Vaspurakan ruled by the Artsruni dynasty of Armenian kings The village of Kghzi had 241 Armenian and 11 Kurdish inhabitants in 1909 the wider region of Hayots Dzor was home to about 10 000 Armenians before the Armenian genocide 6 The Armenian population was massacred or displaced during the Armenian genocide some of the inhabitants managed to flee and settle in Eastern Armenia 6 Historical places EditHosap Castle Sardurihinilli Urartian castle Surp Marinos Monastery Zernek castle near Hamurkesen Van Dar Mariam Church Tirishim plateau Menua CanalReferences Edit Area of regions including lakes km Regional Statistics Database Turkish Statistical Institute 2002 Retrieved 2013 03 05 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 Adem Avcikiran 2009 Kurtce Anamnez Anamneza bi Kurmanci PDF in Turkish and Kurdish p 57 Retrieved 17 December 2019 Van Gurpinar Secim Sonuclari 31 Mart Van Gurpinar Yerel Secim Sonuclari secim haberler com in Turkish Retrieved 2020 05 19 Gurpinar Kaymakami Fatih Sayar www gurpinar gov tr Retrieved 2020 05 19 a b c Hakobyan Tadevos Kh Melik Bakhshyan Stepan T Barseghyan Hovhannes Kh 1991 Հայաստանի և հարակից շրջանների տեղանունների բառարան Dictionary of toponymy of Armenia and adjacent territories in Armenian Vol 3 Yerevan Yerevan State University Publishing House p 158 External links Editwww gurpinar gov tr Gurpinar Government Gurpinar www van gurpinar bel tr Gurpinar Municipality Gurpinar This article about an Eastern Anatolia Region of Turkey location is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Gurpinar Van amp oldid 1097352747, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
