Gerek

Gerek is a neighbourhood in the municipality and district of , in Turkey. Its population is 230 as of the year 2022. Prior to the Russo-Turkish War, the village was populated by Greek and Armenian Christians.
  • Village with about 240 residents
  • …lies at an elevation of around 1,860 metres (6,100 feet)
  • …is also known as “Gerek, Horasan”
  • Description: mahalle (administrative quarter) in Horasan, Erzurum, eastern Turkey

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Latitude
40.17299° or 40° 10′ 23″ north
Longitude
42.09321° or 42° 5′ 36″ east
Open location code
8HG453FV+57
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Open­Street­Map feature
place = village
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In Other Languages

From Armenian to Yoruba—“Gerek” goes by many names.
ԳերեքArmenian
ԳյարաքArmenian
GerekBasque
GerekCatalan
GerekCebuano
ГерекChechen
GerekCzech
GerekDanish
GerekDutch
GerekFinnish
GerekGalician
GerekIrish
GerekItalian
GerekKurdish
گەرەکKurdish
GerekNorwegian Bokmål
GerekNorwegian Nynorsk
GerekOccitan (post 1500)
GerekPolish
GerekRomanian
GerekScots
GerekSlovak
GerekSlovenian
GerekSwedish
GerekTagalog
ГерекTatar
Герек (Һорасан)Tatar
GerekTurkish
Gerek, HorasanTurkish
GerekUzbek
GerekVietnamese
Gerek, HorasanVietnamese
GerekWaray (Philippines)
GerekYoruba

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