Bozova

Bozova (Ottoman Turkish: بوزاووه Bozâbâd,[3] Kurdish: Hewenge[4]) is a district of Şanlıurfa Province of Turkey, 38 km from the city of Şanlıurfa.

Bozova
Bozova
Coordinates: 37°21′46″N 38°31′32″E
Country Turkey
ProvinceŞanlıurfa
Government
  MayorSuphi Aksoy (AKP)
  KaymakamZekeriya Göker
Area
  District1,619.51 km2 (625.30 sq mi)
Population
 (2012)[2]
  Urban
11,809
  District
57,400
  District density35/km2 (92/sq mi)
Post code
63850
Websitehttp://www.bozova.bel.tr/ http://www.bozova.gov.tr/

Bozova is a plain of rich farmland watered from the lake behind the Atatürk Dam.

References

  1. "Area of regions (including lakes), km²". Regional Statistics Database. Turkish Statistical Institute. 2002. Retrieved 2013-03-05.
  2. "Population of province/district centers and towns/villages by districts - 2012". Address Based Population Registration System (ABPRS) Database. Turkish Statistical Institute. Retrieved 2013-02-27.
  3. Tahir Sezen, Osmanlı Yer Adları (Alfabetik Sırayla), T.C. Başbakanlık Devlet Arşivleri Genel Müdürlüğü, Yayın Nu 21, Ankara, p. 92.
  4. Avcýkýran, Dr. Adem (ed.). "Kürtçe Anamnez, Anamneza bi Kurmancî" (PDF). Tirsik. p. 57. Retrieved 17 December 2019.


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