Nurhak

Nurhak (Kurdish: Nûrheq‎[3]) is a town and district of Kahramanmaraş Province in the Mediterranean region of Turkey. According to 2000 census, the district area's population was 17,260,[4] and the district center had a population of 8,118. Together with Elbistan and Pazarcık, it is considered to be in an Alevi region in the province of Kahramanmaraş.[5] The Alevi population is Kurdish.[6]

Nurhak
Nurhak
Coordinates: 37°57′57″N 37°25′38″E
CountryTurkey
ProvinceKahramanmaraş
Government
 • MayorIlhami Bozan (CHP)
 • KaymakamCihat KOÇ
Area
 • District1,218.85 km2 (470.60 sq mi)
Population
 (2012)[2]
 • Urban
5,611
 • District
13,706
 • District density11/km2 (29/sq mi)
Post code
46370
Websitewww.nurhak.bel.tr

References
  1. "Area of regions (including lakes), km²". Regional Statistics Database. Turkish Statistical Institute. 2002. Retrieved 2013-03-05.
  2. "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.
  3. İbrahim Sediyani (2009). Adını arayan coğrafya. Özedönüş Yayınları. p. 185. ISBN 9786054296002.
  4. Kahramanmaraş Governorate. "Population statistics as of 2000" (in Turkish). Archived from the original on 2008-03-05. Retrieved 2008-03-07.
  5. Orhan, Mehmet (2015-10-16). Political Violence and Kurds in Turkey: Fragmentations, Mobilizations, Participations & Repertoires. Routledge. p. 81. ISBN 978-1-317-42044-6.
  6. Türkdoğan, Orhan (1995). Alevi-Bektaşi kimliği: sosyo-antropolojik araştırma (in Turkish). p. 259.


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