Nazımiye

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Nazimiye is both a city and district in the eastern Turkish province of Tunceli. The district borders the provinces of Bingöl and Elazığ.

Geography

The highest elevations in the county are the mountains Düzgün Baba ( 2,097 m), Hamik Baba ( 2,133 m) and Bedir ( 2,614 m). With the Pülümür Çayi and the Peri Çayi flow through two rivers his territory.

History

The foundation of the town is more recent than the other towns in Tunceli, such as Çemişgezek, Pertek or Mazgirt. His original name was Qızılkilise ( " Red Church " ) or Gamirvank ( Arm. " Red Monastery "). This was built in 1896 in honor Nazıme Sultan, the daughter Abdülhamids II, as amended. In Nazımiye is important for Alevis Sanctuary of Düzgün Baba. Nazımiye is the district since 1876 and belonged until 1886 to the Vilayet Mamuret ül - Aziz (now Elazig ). The county has an area of 550 km ², where in 2011 a total of 3,162 inhabitants lived.

Famous people

• Kamer Genç - politicians
• Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu - Chairman of the CHP

Weblink

• A Turkish-language site with lots of information about Nazımiye