Tunceli Province | first-level administrative division

Turkey / Tunceli /
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Tunceli Province (Kurdish: parêzgeh Dêrsim, Zazaki: Dêsim, Turkish: Tunceli ili), formerly Dersim Province, is located in in the Eastern Anatolia region of Turkey. It has a majority Alevi Zaza(kurdish) population with a minority Sunni Turkish population. The province was originally named Dersim Province (Dersim vilayeti), then demoted to a district (Dersim kazası) and incorporated into Elâzığ Province in 1926. The name of the provincial capital, Kalan, was then officially changed to Tunceli to match the province's name.

The adjacent provinces are Erzincan to the north and west, Elazığ to the south, and Bingöl to the east. The province covers an area of 7,774 km2 (3,002 sq mi) and has a population of 76,699. It has the lowest population density of any province in Turkey, just 9.8 inhabitants/km². Dersim is the only province of Turkey with an Alevi majority.

Tunceli is known for its old buildings such as the Çelebi Ağa Mosque, Sağman Mosque, Elti Hatun Mosque and adjoining Tomb, and impressive natural scenery, especially in Munzur Valley National Park, the largest national park of Turkey.
Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tunceli_Province
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Coordinates:   39°11'6"N   39°34'7"E

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