Çüngüş

Çüngüş (Ottoman Turkish: چونکوش,^[2] Kurdish: Çêngûş,^[3] Armenian: Չնքուշ, romanized: Chnkush, Chunkoush^[4]) is a municipality and district of Diyarbakır Province, Turkey.^[5] Its area is 512 km²,^[6] and its population is 10,720 (2022).^[1]

CountryTurkey

Area

512 km² (198 sq mi)

Elevation

1,049 m (3,442 ft)

Population

(2022)^[1]

10,720

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Çüngüş
District and municipality
Map showing Çüngüş District in Diyarbakır Province
Çüngüş Location within Turkey
Coordinates: 38°12′46″N 39°17′13″E
Country	Turkey
Province	Diyarbakır
Government
• Mayor	Ali Suat Akmeşe (AKP)
Area	512 km2 (198 sq mi)
Elevation	1,049 m (3,442 ft)
Population  (2022)[1]	10,720
• Density	20.9/km2 (54.2/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+3 (TRT)
Postal code	21870
Area code	0412
Website	www.cungus.bel.tr

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Çüngüş was an Armenian bishopric^[7] an Armenian Church was constructed in 1841.^[8] It was a large and flourishing Armenian town.^[4] Besides the church a monastery was located.^[9] In 1915, Çüngüş was the site of a massacre during the Armenian genocide in which around 10,000 Armenians living in the area were taken to the Dudan crevasse and murdered by being thrown into the chasm. The massacre was remembered and recorded by the local Kurdish population,^[10][11] and a memorial to victims of the killings was recorded in the film 100 Years Later (2016).^[12]