Hisar, Gercüş

Hisar
Village
Hisar Location in Turkey
Coordinates: 37.600°N 41.228°E / 37.600; 41.228
Country	Turkey
Province	Batman
District	Gercüş
Population  (2021)[1]	548
Time zone	UTC+3 (TRT)

Hisar (Kurdish: Hesar) is a village in the Gercüş District of Batman Province in Turkey.^[2] The village is populated by Kurds of the Hesar tribe and had a population of 548 in 2021.^[1][3] Before the 2013 reorganisation, it was a town (belde).^[4]

The hamlet of Ekinli is attached to the village.^[2]

Notable people

• Cigerxwîn (1903–1984), Kurdish writer and poet

References

1. "31 ARALIK 2021 TARİHLİ ADRESE DAYALI NÜFUS KAYIT SİSTEMİ (ADNKS) SONUÇLARI" (XLS). TÜİK (in Turkish). Retrieved 16 December 2022.
2. "Türkiye Mülki İdare Bölümleri Envanteri". T.C. İçişleri Bakanlığı (in Turkish). Retrieved 19 December 2022.
3. Tan, Altan (2018). Turabidin'den Berriye'ye. Aşiretler - Dinler - Diller - Kültürler (in Turkish). p. 192. ISBN 9789944360944.
4. Law No. 6360, Official Gazette, 6 December 2012 (in Turkish).