Çemişgezek
Çemişgezek (Kurdish: Melkişî,[1] Armenian: Չմշկածագ Čmškacag),[2] Ottoman Turkish: چمشکزک, Medieval Greek: Chosomachon) refers to both a small city and its surrounding district in Tunceli Province, Turkey. The city has a population of 2,819, while the district has a population of 7,929. The mayor is Levent Metin Yıldız (AKP).
The name Çemişgezek (in Armenian Չմշկածագ = ուր որ Չմշկիկը ծագեցաւ, where Tzimiskes was born) is related to the Armenian general of the Eastern Roman forces John Tzimiskes, who defeated the Arabs in Mesopotamia, returned to Constantinople and usurped the imperial throne, reigning as emperor from December 11, 969, to January 10, 976.
References
- adem Avcıkıran (2009). Kürtçe Anamnez Anamneza bi Kurmancî (PDF) (in Turkish and Kurdish). p. 55. Retrieved 17 December 2019.
- http://www.nisanyanmap.com/?y=&t=Çemişgezek&u=1&ua=0
External links
Media related to Çemişgezek at Wikimedia Commons
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