Küllük, Elâzığ

Village in Turkey

Village in Elazığ, Turkey

38°27′25″N 39°02′17″E / 38.45694°N 39.03806°E / 38.45694; 39.03806CountryTurkeyProvinceElazığDistrictElazığPopulation

(2021)

161Time zoneUTC+3 (TRT)

Küllük is a village of Elazığ District, Elazığ Province, in eastern Turkey.^[1] Its population is 161 (2021).^[2] The village is populated by Kurds of the Herdî tribe.^[3]

Economy

The village economy is based on agriculture and animal husbandry. The village has electricity and telephone, and a drinking water network, but no sewerage network. The climate of the district is classed under the Köppen climate system as Csa Hot-summer Mediterranean climate.^[4]

The village post code is 23000.

History

In 2007 an earthquake of magnitude 3.5 occurred on Sunday, February 25, 2007 centered on the town of Ortaçalı,^[5] just to the north, and Küllük was also impacted by the 2020 Elazığ earthquake.

References

^ Köy, Turkey Civil Administration Departments Inventory. Retrieved 21 December 2022.
^ "Address-based population registration system (ADNKS) results dated 31 December 2021" (XLS) (in Turkish). TÜİK. Retrieved 21 December 2022.
^ Çakar, Enver (2012). "Aşiretlerin yerleşim alanları" [Settlement of the tribes] (Map). Elazığ Baskil Yöresi Aşiretleri (in Turkish). Ertem Basım.
^ Küllük, Elazığ, Turkey, mindat.org.
^ Earthquake 1.85km (1.15 miles) away from Ortaçalı (Turkey) Archived 2020-03-02 at the Wayback Machine.