Yoncalık | |
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  Yoncalık Location in Turkey | |
| Coordinates:37°31′05″N44°17′42″E / 37.518°N 44.295°E /37.518; 44.295 | |
| Country | Turkey |
| Province | Hakkâri |
| District | Yüksekova |
| Population (2023)[1] | 432 |
| Time zone | UTC+3 (TRT) |
Yoncalık (Kurdish:Pîrzalan,[2]Syriac:Pirzālan[3]) is a village in theYüksekova District ofHakkâri Province inTurkey.[4] The village is populated byKurds of the Dirî and Pinyanişî tribes and had a population of 432 in 2023.[1][5]
Thehamlet of Çakırca, Çevreli (Çardîwar,Qardiwār) and Kuruköy are attached to Yoncalık.[2][4]
Missionary Samuel Audley Rhea visited the village during his trips toKurdistan whichDwight Whitney Marsh wrote about in the book "The Tennesseean in Persia and Koordistan" published in 1869.[6]
The village was populated by 28Assyrian families in 1850 and 60 families in 1877.[3]
Population history from 2007 to 2023:[1]
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 924 | — |
| 2010 | 980 | +6.1% |
| 2015 | 462 | −52.9% |
| 2020 | 461 | −0.2% |
| 2023 | 432 | −6.3% |