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 Atatürk Reservoir.

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. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2020-01-27. Retrieved 17 December 2019.


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