Mazgirt
Municipality in Tunceli Province, Turkey / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Mazgirt (Armenian: Մեծկերտ, romanized: Medzgerd, lit. 'big town'; Kurdish: Mêzgir),[1] is a town and seat of the Mazgirt District of the Tunceli Province in Turkey.[2] It had a population of 1,344 in 2021 and is populated by Kurds.[3][4]
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Coordinates: 39°01′09″N 39°36′17″E | |
Country | Turkey |
Province | Tunceli |
District | Mazgirt |
Government | |
• Mayor | Murat Becerikli (AKP) |
Population (2021) | 1,344 |
Time zone | UTC+3 (TRT) |
Website | www.mazgirt.bel.tr |
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The current mayor is Murat Becerikli from the Justice and Development Party (AKP).[5]
The town has a number of interesting buildings, such as an abandoned castle,[6] an old mosque, and an Armenian church which is soon to be renovated.[7][8][9]
It is divided into the neighborhoods of Eltihatun and Yenimahalle.[2]