Hakkâri
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 Hakkâri
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| Coordinates: 37°29′N 44°19′E / 37.483°N 44.317°E | |
| Country |  Turkey |
| Region | Eastern Anatolia |
| Province | Hakkâri |
| Government | |
| - Mayor | Fadıl Bedirhanoğlu (BDP) |
| - Governor | Ayhan Nasuhbeyoğlu |
| Elevation | 1,720 m (5,643 ft) |
| Population (2010)[1] | |
| - Urban | 57,844 |
| Time zone | EET (UTC+2) |
| - Summer (DST) | EEST (UTC+3) |
| Postal code | 30xxx |
| Area code(s) | (0090)+ 438 |
| Licence plate | 30 |
Hakkâri (Kurdish: Colemêrg,[2] Syriac: ܗܟܐܪܝ) is a city and the capital of the Hakkâri Province of Turkey. The name Hakkâri is derived from the Syriac word, Akkare, meaning farmers.[3][4] The population of the city at the 2010 census was 57,844.
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[edit] History
[edit] Hubushkia
[edit] Hakkari kurgan stelae
Thirteen stelae, never before seen in Anatolia or the Near East, were found in 1998 in their original location at the centre of Hakkari, a city in the southeastern corner of Turkey. The stelae were carved on upright flagstone-like slabs measuring between 0.7 m to 3.10 m in height. The stones contain only one cut surface, upon which human figures are chiseled. The theme of each stele reveals the foreview of an upper human body. The legs are not represented. Eleven of the stelae depict naked warriors with daggers, spears, and axes--masculine symbols of war. They always hold a drinking vessel made of skin in both hands. Two stelae contain female figures without arms. The stelae may have been carved by different craftsmen using different techniques. Stylistic differences shift from bas relief to a more systematic linearity. The earliest stelae are in the style of bas relief while the latest ones are in a linear style. They were made during a period from the fifteenth century BC to the eleventh century BC by a ruling elite living in Hakkari. Stelae with this type of relief are not common in the ancient Near East however there are many close parallels between these and those produced by a variety of peoples from the Eurasian steppes between the third millennium BC and the eleventh century AD.[5]
[edit] Genocide
About 20,000 to 30,000 Assyrian people in the area were killed by Turks and Kurds[6] during the Assyrian Genocide[7].
[edit] Climate
Hâkkari has a continental climate (Köppen climate classification: Dsa). The winters are cold and snowy with an average of −5°C (23°F). The lowest recorded temperature was −22.7°C (−8.86°F) on 07 February 1997. The summer are hot and dry with an average of 30°C (86°F). The highest recorded temperature was 37°C (98.6°F) on 02 August 1991.
| Climate data for Hâkkari | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Average high °C (°F) | -0.7 (30.7) |
0.7 (33.3) |
6.1 (43) |
12.8 (55) |
19 (66) |
25.6 (78.1) |
30.6 (87.1) |
30.8 (87.4) |
26.3 (79.3) |
18.4 (65.1) |
9.4 (48.9) |
2.3 (36.1) |
15.11 (59.2) |
| Average low °C (°F) | -8.2 (17.2) |
-7 (19) |
-2.2 (28) |
4 (39) |
9.1 (48.4) |
14.1 (57.4) |
18.3 (64.9) |
18.1 (64.6) |
14 (57) |
7.8 (46) |
0.8 (33.4) |
-4.9 (23.2) |
5.33 (41.59) |
| Precipitation mm (inches) | 84.1 (3.311) |
106.7 (4.201) |
110.5 (4.35) |
117.6 (4.63) |
64.5 (2.539) |
15.3 (0.602) |
7.0 (0.276) |
5.7 (0.224) |
8.7 (0.343) |
59.1 (2.327) |
88.7 (3.492) |
97.0 (3.819) |
764.9 (30.114) |
| Avg. rainy days | 10.9 | 10.5 | 12.4 | 13.3 | 12.1 | 4.4 | 1.4 | 1 | 1.6 | 8.7 | 9.5 | 10.1 | 95.9 |
| Sunshine hours | 130.2 | 145.6 | 189.1 | 201 | 282.1 | 357 | 381.3 | 359.6 | 306 | 226.3 | 159 | 120.9 | 2,858.1 |
| Source: Devlet Meteoroloji İşleri Genel Müdürlüğü [8] |
[edit] Twin towns
Hakkâri has 10 twin towns
Mostar, Bosnia and Herzegovina- Banja Luka, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Dubrovnik, Croatia
Kraslava, Latvia
Oyam, Uganda
Boden, Sweden
Sydney, NSW, Australia
Lublin, Poland
Edde, Lebanon
Lubumbashi, Democratic Republic of Congo
[edit] References
- ^ Türkiye istatistik kurumu Address-based population survey 2007. Retrieved on 2008-03-21.
- ^ [1][dead link]
- ^ Lexeme ')kr)'. Dukhrana.com (2011-01-02). Retrieved on 2011-02-11.
- ^ Search Entry. Premiumwanadoo.com. Retrieved on 2011-02-11.
- ^ Mystery Stelae. Archaeology.org. Retrieved on 2011-02-11.
- ^ Wilhelm Baum, The Christian minorities in Turkey, 2006, p. 98.
- ^ Ishaya, Arian. "Ph.D". JAAS.
- ^ İl ve İlçelerimize Ait İstatistiki Veriler- Meteoroloji Genel Müdürlüğü. Meteor.gov.tr (1984-06-27). Retrieved on 2011-02-11.
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