Sarıcan
Sarıcan is a town in Karakoçan District, Elazığ Province, Turkey. Its population is 2,173. It is populated by Kurds of the Bekiran tribe.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Village
- Description: municipality in Elazığ, Turkey
- Also known as: “Sarcon” and “Sarucan”
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Altınoluk and Bulgurcuk.
Altınoluk
Village
Altınoluk is a village in the Karakoçan District of Elazığ Province in Turkey. Its population is 384. The village is populated by Kurds.
Bulgurcuk
Village
Bulgurcuk is a village in the Karakoçan District of Elazığ Province in Turkey. Its population is 810. The village is populated by Kurds of the Bekiran and Beritan tribes. Bulgurcuk is situated 4 km northeast of Sarıcan.
Göçmezler
Village
Göçmezler is a village in the Kovancılar District of Elazığ Province in Turkey. Its population is 25. Göçmezler is situated 4 km southeast of Sarıcan.
Sarıcan
- Categories: human settlement and locality
- Location: Karakoçan, Elazığ Province, Turkey, Middle East, Asia
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Latitude
38.90242° or 38° 54′ 9″ northLongitude
40.13628° or 40° 8′ 11″ eastElevation
1,298 metres (4,259 feet)Open location code
8HC2W42P+XGOpenStreetMap ID
node 662864973OpenStreetMap feature
place=village
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In Other Languages
From Chechen to Vietnamese—“Sarıcan” goes by many names.
- Chechen: “Сариджан (Каракочан)”
- Chechen: “Сариджан”
- Kurdish: “Sarican”
- Kurdish: “سارجان”
- Tatar: “Сарыҗан (Каракочан)”
- Tatar: “Сарыҗан”
- Turkish: “Sarıcan, Karakoçan”
- Turkish: “Sarıcan”
- Vietnamese: “Sarıcan, Karakoçan”
- Vietnamese: “Sarıcan”
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