Kurtalan

Also known as Misirc, Խարզան, Xarzan, Kharzan

Kurtalan (, or , Harzan) is a municipality in the Kurtalan District of Siirt Province in Turkey. It was called Garzan until 1938 when it was renamed. The municipality is populated by Kurds of the Pencenarî Kurdish tribe and had a population of 36,273 in 2021.

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Turkey place.type: municipality
Turkey place.name: Kurtalan
Turkey place.province: Siirt
Turkey place.district: Kurtalan
Turkey place.population_total: 36273
Turkey place.population_as_of: 2021
Turkey place.leader_party: HDP
Turkey place.leader_title: Mayor
Turkey place.leader_name: Baran Akgül

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Population: 59647
Elevation: 1125
Image: Misircê.jpg

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urban population: 12352
rural population: 35404
Commons category: Kurtalan
name in kana: クルタラン

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== Demographics == According to Vital Cuinet, the kaza of Garzan had a population of 13,000 in 1891, including 8,800 Muslims, 3,600 Armenians, and others 600. The Muslim population were mostly Kurds. Syriac Catholics also lived in the area. With the exception of a few dozen, all Armenians were massacred during the Armenian genocide. The fate of Syriacs was similar to that of Armenians during the Syriac genocide.