Turkey
Elazığ Province
Kovancılar District

Nişankaya

Nişankaya is a village in the of in Turkey. Its population is 81.
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  • Type: Village with 76 residents
  • Description: village in Kovancılar, Elazığ, eastern Turkey
  • Also known as: “Nisankaya” and “Nişankaya, Kovancılar”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Tatar Dam.

Industrial building
The is an earth-fill dam on the , near the village of Tatarköy in district of , . Its primary purpose is hydroelectric power generation and is the sixth and last dam in the Peri River cascade, before Lake Keban.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Tatar and Çiftlik.

Village
or Tatarköy is a village in the of in Turkey. The village is populated by Kurds of the Izol tribe and had a population of 17 in 2021.

Village
is a village in the of in Turkey. Its population is 25.

Village
is a village in the Mazgirt District, , . The village is populated by Kurds of the Hormek tribe and had a population of 131 in 2021. The hamlet of Baltacık is attached to the village. is situated 3 km southwest of Nişankaya.

Nişankaya

Latitude
38.85288° or 38° 51′ 10″ north
Longitude
39.81177° or 39° 48′ 42″ east
Population
76
Elevation
944 metres (3,097 feet)
Open location code
8GCXVR36+5P
Open­Street­Map ID
node 2413670375
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­village
Geo­Names ID
303809
Wiki­data ID
Q6583243
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In Other Languages

From Chechen to Vietnamese—“Nişankaya” goes by many names.
  • Chechen: “Нишанкайа”
  • Dutch: “Nişankaya”
  • German: “Nişankaya”
  • Kurdish: “Loxmar”
  • Tatar: “Нишанкая”
  • Turkish: “Loğmar”
  • Turkish: “Nişankaya, Kovancılar”
  • Turkish: “Nişankaya”
  • Uzbek: “Nişankaya”
  • Vietnamese: “Nişankaya, Kovancılar”
  • Vietnamese: “Nişankaya”
  • “Nişankaya”

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