Akçalı | |
|---|---|
  Akçalı Location in Turkey | |
| Coordinates:37°42′32″N43°59′24″E / 37.709°N 43.990°E /37.709; 43.990 | |
| Country | Turkey |
| Province | Hakkâri |
| District | Hakkâri |
| Population (2023)[1] | 704 |
| Time zone | UTC+3 (TRT) |
Akçalı (Kurdish:Gezne,[2]Syriac:Geznā[3]) is a village in thecentral district ofHakkâri Province inTurkey.[4] The village is populated byKurds of the Pinyanişî tribe and had a population of 704 in 2023.[1][5]
Thehamlets of Eğercik (Palanis), Kanatlı (Reşankê) and Yeniyol (Brîman) are attached to Akçalı.[2][4]
George Percy Badger noted during his visit to the region in 1850 that the village had a population of 90Assyrian families, whileEdward Lewes Cutts deemed the village to be populated by Kurds in 1877.[3]
Population history from 1997 to 2023:[6][1]
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 689 | — |
| 2007 | 914 | +32.7% |
| 2012 | 928 | +1.5% |
| 2017 | 798 | −14.0% |
| 2022 | 765 | −4.1% |
| 2023 | 704 | −8.0% |