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Yayladere

Yayladere / XolXol
Yayladere town
Yayladere town
Yayladere / XolXol is located in Turkey
Yayladere / XolXol
Yayladere / XolXol
Coordinates: 39°13′28″N 40°04′21″E / 39.22444°N 40.07250°E / 39.22444; 40.07250Coordinates: 39°13′28″N 40°04′21″E / 39.22444°N 40.07250°E / 39.22444; 40.07250
Country Turkey
Province Bingöl
Government
 • Mayor Sabri Akyürek (CHP)
 • Kaymakam Adem Ergül
Area
 • District 429.74 km2 (165.92 sq mi)
Population (2012)
 • Urban 1,249
 • District 2,019
 • District density 4.7/km2 (12/sq mi)
Post code 12500
Website www.yayladere.bel.tr

Yayladere (Old name: Armenian -'Holhol /Xolxol) is a town and district of Bingöl Province in the Eastern Anatolia Region, it had previously been a sancak of Dersim province.

The local population is Kurdish with previous Armenian communities. The mayor is Sabri Akyürek (CHP). The district has twenty-six villages and eighty hamlets many of whom are Alevi muslims, however in recent decades there has been a shift towards sunni Islam. There are 2,000 people living in the district as per 2007 estimates. It is known for its goat dishes.


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