Hozat | |
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Coordinates: 39°06′25″N 39°13′12″E / 39.107°N 39.220°E | |
Country | Turkey |
Province | Tunceli |
District | Hozat |
Government | |
• Mayor | Aydin Kaya ( SOL Parti) |
Population (2021) | 3,634 |
Time zone | UTC+3 ( TRT) |
Website | www.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]
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]