Coordinates: 39°06′25″N 39°13′12″E / 39.107°N 39.220°E / 39.107; 39.220

Hozat

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Hozat
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CountryTurkey
ProvinceTunceli
DistrictHozat
Government
 • MayorAydin Kaya (SOL Parti)
Population
 (2021)
3,634
Time zoneUTC+3 (TRT)
Websitewww.hozat.bel.tr

Hozat (Ottoman Turkish: خوزات,[1] Kurdish: Xozat) is a municipality (belde) and seat of Hozat District in Tunceli Province, Turkey.[2] It is populated by Kurds and had a population of 3,634 in 2021.[3][4]

Seyfi Geyik from the Republican People's Party (CHP) was elected mayor in the local elections in March 2019.[5]

The town is divided into the neighborhoods of Diyap Ağa, Fikripaşa, Köprübaşı and Yenimahalle.[2]

History

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In the 10th century, it was known as Chozanon (Greek: Χόζανον), and formed a thema after its conquest by the Byzantine Empire shortly after 938.[6] Near the city are the ruins of the Ergen church which according to Rudaw was erected by Armenians 1300 years ago.[7]

References

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  1. ^ Tahir Sezen, Osmanlı Yer Adları (Alfabetik Sırayla), T.C. Başbakanlık Devlet Arşivleri Genel Müdürlüğü, Yayın Nu 21, Ankara, p. 240.
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