Kavuncu

Kavuncu is a village in the central district of in Turkey. The village is populated by Kurds of the Botikan tribe and had a population of 162 in 2021. The village was depopulated in the 1990s during the Kurdish–Turkish conflict.
  • Village with about 180 residents
  • …lies at an elevation of around 860 metres (2,820 feet)
  • …was formerly known as “Nanîb”
  • Description: village in central district, Şırnak, southeastern Turkey
  • Also known as
    “Kavuncu, Şırnak”
    “Nanip”
    “Nanyu”

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Latitude
37.45495° or 37° 27′ 18″ north
Longitude
42.25916° or 42° 15′ 33″ east
Open location code
8H94F735+XM
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place = village
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In Other Languages

From Azerbaijani to Vietnamese—“Kavuncu” goes by many names.
QavunçuAzerbaijani
КавунджуChechen
KavuncuKurdish
NanîpKurdish
KavuncuTurkish
Kavuncu, ŞırnakTurkish
KavuncuUzbek
KavuncuVietnamese
Kavuncu, ŞırnakVietnamese

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