Gerger

Gerger (Kurdish: Aldûş‎,[3] Armenian: Կարկառ, romanized: Karkaṙ) is a town and a district of Adıyaman Province of Turkey. The mayor is Zeynal Aslan (SP).

For other places with the same name, see Gerger (disambiguation).
Gerger
Gerger
Coordinates: 38°01′44″N 39°01′56″E
CountryTurkey
ProvinceAdıyaman
Government
 • MayorZeynal Aslan (SP)
 • KaymakamAlp Eren Yılmaz
Area
 • District702.43 km2 (271.21 sq mi)
Population
 (2012)[2]
 • Urban
3,165
 • District
22,526
 • District density32/km2 (83/sq mi)
Post code
02700
Websitewww.gerger.bel.tr

History

According to some sources, in the first half of the 6th Century BCE, during the reign of King Seleucus Arsemes, a city named Arsemia was built on the Euphrates. As this city still has Gerger Castle. Arsemia Kommagene down with the king, the city used as winter time.

This area during the Byzantine Empire changed hands. On these dates, the general public of the Christian religion is based on the Gregorian sectarian, in the year 135 Hijri the caliph Abu Jafar-Abbes el Mansur's Adiyaman, Kahta and the conquest see here are together Samsatla.

According to The Geographical Journal in 1896, Gerger had 750 inhabitants with most being Kurds, with the exception of few Officials and Armenians.[4]

In 2018, archaeologists discovered a cave which used during religious ceremonies by Christians during the Byzantine period. Cross figures found inside the cave.[5]

Population
YearTotalDistrictsVillage
201024.6223.23521.387
200925.4403.24222.198
200825.7693.47222.297
200725.8114.05921.752
200027.2084.22322.985
199032.5873.85428.733
198532.6184.22128.397
198030.3803.70426.676
197530.8202.77328.047
197029.3952.27927.116
196526.7231.22925.494

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. Adem Avcıkıran (2009). Kürtçe Anamnez Anamneza bi Kurmancî (PDF) (in Turkish and Kurdish). p. 56. Retrieved 17 December 2019.
  4. The Geographical Journal. Royal Geographical Society. 1896.
  5. Roman-era cave found in Adıyaman
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