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11 unusual facts about Hakkâri Province


2010 Hakkâri bus attack

The 2010 Hakkâri bus attack occurred on September 16, 2010 when nine people have died and three were injured, including a 15-month-old baby, after an explosion on a minibus in the village of Geçitli, Hakkâri Province, Turkey.

Balli Dam

A total of 11 dams along the border; seven in Şırnak Province and four in Hakkâri Province were implemented for this purpose.

Baz, Turkey

It is currently a non-administrative region located in the Hakkâri Province of Turkey.

Dağlıca, Yüksekova

Dağlıca is a village in Yüksekova District, Hakkâri Province, Turkey.

Hakkâri

The exact location of Hubushkia is unknown, but scholars suggests that the kingdom of Hubushkia was centred on the headwaters of the Great Zap River, in what is now Hakkâri Province in Eastern Anatolia, Turkey.

Hakkari Mountain and Commando Brigade

The Hakkari Mountain and Commando Brigade (Turkish: Hakkâri Dağ ve Komando Tugayı), stationed in Hakkâri Province at south-easternmost Turkey, founded as a subunit of the 2nd Commando Brigade in the size of a battalion.

Hubushkia

A position between these contending forces suggests to some scholars that the kingdom of Hubushkia was centred on the headwaters of the Great Zap River, in what is now Hakkâri Province in Eastern Anatolia, Turkey.

Konak, Hakkari

The village is situated about 20 km northeast of the provincial capital Hakkâri of Hakkâri Province, in the southeastern corner of Turkey, near the borders of Iran and Iraq.

Pervin Buldan

Pervin Buldan ( 6 November 1967, Hakkâri Province, Turkey) is a Turkish politician of Kurdish origin.

Rojan Hazim

He was born in Hakkari, southeastern Turkey and founded Xanî & Bateyî publishers in 1989.

Şemdinli

The military post was one of a number attacked in Hakkâri Province, although there were no reports of casualties in the other incidents.