Yelkesen

Yelkesen is a village in the Eruh District of in . The village is populated by Kurds of the Jilyan tribe and had a population of 319 in 2021. The hamlet of Ilıcak is attached to the village.
  • Type: Village with 635 residents
  • Description: village in Eruh, Siirt, southeastern Turkey
  • Also known as: Basihri”, “Basikhri”, “Basixrê”, “Baskeri”, “Bîsîre”, and “Yelkesen, Eruh

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Yokuşlu and Kekliktepe.

Village
is a village in the Eruh District of in . The village is populated by Kurds of the Botikan tribe and had a population of 130 in 2021.

Village
is a village in the Eruh District of in . The village is populated by Kurds of the Botikan tribe and had a population of 492 in 2021.

Village
is a village in the Eruh District of in . The village is populated by Kurds of the Jilyan tribe and had a population of 42 in 2021. is situated 3 km northwest of Yelkesen.

Yelkesen

Latitude
37.65809° or 37° 39′ 29″ north
Longitude
41.98129° or 41° 58′ 53″ east
Population
635
Elevation
869 metres (2,851 feet)
Open location code
8H93MX5J+6G
Open­Street­Map ID
node 2517671530
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­village
Geo­Names ID
297244
Wiki­data ID
Q20604990
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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Vietnamese—“Yelkesen” goes by many names.
  • Cebuano: Yelkesen
  • Chechen: Йелкесен
  • German: Yelkesen
  • Kurdish: Basixir
  • Tatar: Елкесен
  • Turkish: Yelkesen, Eruh
  • Turkish: Yelkesen
  • Uzbek: Yelkesen
  • Vietnamese: Yelkesen, Eruh
  • Vietnamese: Yelkesen
  • Yelkesen

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