Yelkaya
Yelkaya is a village in the Genç District, Bingöl Province, Turkey. The village is populated by Kurds and had a population of 57 in 2021. The hamlets of Kocakaya, Koyunoba, Köplüce and Körüktaşı are attached to the village.- Village with 82 residents
- …lies at an elevation of around 1,080 metres (3,540 feet)
- …was formerly known as “Mîyalan”
- Description: village in Genç, Bingöl, eastern Turkey
- Also known as“Yelkaya, Gen甓Yerkaya”
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Ecemiş and Direkli.
Ecemiş
Village
Ecemiş is a neighbourhood in the municipality and district of Lice, Diyarbakır Province in Turkey. Ecemiş is situated 3 km east of Yelkaya.
Direkli
Village
Direkli is a village in the Genç District, Bingöl Province, Turkey. Direkli is situated 4 km west of Yelkaya.
Döşekkaya
Village
Döşekkaya is a village in the Genç District, Bingöl Province, Turkey. Döşekkaya is situated 6 km northwest of Yelkaya.
Yelkaya
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Latitude
38.59395° or 38° 35′ 38″ north
Longitude
40.4245° or 40° 25′ 28″ east
Open location code
8HC2HCVF+HR
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OpenStreetMap feature
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In Other Languages
From Basque to Yoruba—“Yelkaya” goes by many names.
- Basque: “Yelkaya”
- Catalan: “Yelkaya”
- Cebuano: “Yelkaya”
- Central Kurdish: “گولکان، گێغی”
- Chechen: “Йелкайа”
- Czech: “Yelkaya”
- Danish: “Yelkaya”
- Dutch: “Yelkaya”
- Finnish: “Yelkaya”
- German: “Yelkaya”
- Indonesian: “Yelkaya”
- Italian: “Yelkaya”
- Kurdish: “Gulikan”
- Kurdish: “گولکان”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Yelkaya”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Yelkaya”
- Occitan (post 1500): “Yelkaya”
- Polish: “Yelkaya”
- Portuguese: “Yelkaya”
- Romanian: “Yelkaya”
- Slovak: “Yelkaya”
- Slovenian: “Yelkaya”
- Spanish: “Yelkaya”
- Swedish: “Yelkaya”
- Tagalog: “Yelkaya”
- Tatar: “Елкая”
- Turkish: “Yelkaya, Genç”
- Turkish: “Yelkaya”
- Uzbek: “Yelkaya”
- Vietnamese: “Yelkaya, Genç”
- Vietnamese: “Yelkaya”
- Waray (Philippines): “Yelkaya”
- Yoruba: “Yelkaya”
Localities in the Area
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Direkli Jandarma Karakol Komutanlığı and Altıkardeş Mountain.
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