Akçay
Akçay is a village in the central district of Şırnak Province in Turkey. The village is populated by Kurds of the Dêrşewî tribe and had a population of 1,157 in 2021. The village was depopulated in the 1990s during the Kurdish–Turkish conflict.- Village with about 960 residents
- …lies at an elevation of around 660 metres (2,170 feet)
- …is also known as “Akçay, Şırnak”
- Description: village in central district, Şırnak, southeastern Turkey
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Kayaboyun and Pinaka.
Kayaboyun
Village
Kayaboyun is a village in the central district of Şırnak Province in Turkey.
4 km north of Akçay
Kırkkuyu
Locality
Kırkkuyu is a village in the central district of Şırnak Province in Turkey.
5 km northeast of Akçay
Akçay
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Latitude
37.43854° or 37° 26′ 19″ north
Longitude
42.11507° or 42° 6′ 54″ east
Open location code
8H94C4Q8+C2
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
place = village
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In Other Languages
From Azerbaijani to Uzbek—“Akçay” goes by many names.
Акчай (Шырнак)Tatar
AkçayTurkish
Akçay, ŞırnakTurkish
AkçayUzbek
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