Tunceli

Some facts about Tunceli

Tunceli (pronounced [tundʒeli], meaning "Iron hand" in Turkish was the name of the Turkish military operation to assimilate (turkify) the people by force; Kurdish: Dersim‎, Zazaki: Desim) Tunceli old name Zazaki: Mamekiye) is a city in Turkey. It is the capital of Tunceli Province, located in the middle of Eastern Anatolia Region. The former name of Tunceli was Mamiki (from the Armenian, Mamikon), then Kalan.

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Info about Tunceli

  • Belongs to: Turkey
  • Population: 85,428
  • Latitude: 39.10711
  • Longitude: 39.54749

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