حكاری

Ottoman Turkish

Hakkâri province

Etymology

The toponym probably derives from the name of a tribe that settled in this place in the 13th century. The city was previously known as چوله‌مرك (çölemerik).

Proper noun

حكاری • (hakkâri)

1. Hakkâri (a city and province in Central East Anatolia, Turkey)

   Synonym: چوله‌مرك (çölemerik) (obsolete)

Descendants

• Turkish: Hakkâri

Further reading

• Nişanyan, Sevan (2010–) “Hakkâri”, in Nişanyan Yeradları: Türkiye ve Çevre Ülkeler Yerleşim Birimleri Envanteri [Index Anatolicus: An inventory of place names of Turkey and surrounding countries] (in Turkish)
• Sezen, Tahir (2017) “Hakkâri”, in Osmanlı Yer Adları [Ottoman Place Names]‎^[1], 2nd edition, Ankara: T.C. Başbakanlık Devlet Arşivleri Genel Müdürlüğü, page 323