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Bingöl Province
Bingöl Province is a province of Turkey in Eastern Anatolia. The province was created in 1946 out of parts of Elazığ and Erzincan. The new province was known as Çapakçur Province until 1950. Its neighbouring provinces are Tunceli, Erzurum, Muş, Diyarbakır, Erzincan and Elazığ. The province covers...
in the Eastern Anatolia region of Turkey
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. The mayor is Abdurrahim Ariç (AKP
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Etymology
The original town of Genc was leveled by Turkish troops during 1925 Sheikh Said RebellionSheikh Said rebellion
Sheikh Said Rebellion was a rebellion of a Kurdish clergy Sheikh Said and a group of former Kurdish Hamidieh soldiers in 1925.-Background:The Azadî was dominated by officers from the former Hamidiye, a Kurdish tribal militia established...
. Later this name given to the nearby town Darêheni. The meaning of the word genc /ganj/ is "treasure" which cognates with New Persian word ganj (گنج: "treasure, treasury"). The Turkish government changed the name of the city from Genc" to "Genç" (Genç means young in Turkish) to Turkify the city name.
Geography
The County has an area of 1,646 km². This is the percentage rate of the province and 20.26. City Centre is the nearest town, 20 km away. The district Centre is the height of 1125 metres above sea level.Within the boundaries of the municipality district and villages are linked 243 hamlet village 62.