Çemişgezek
Municipality in Tunceli, Turkey
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Çemişgezek (Armenian: Չմշկածագ, romanized: Čmškacag;[1][a] Kurdish: Melkişî)[3] is a municipality (belde) and seat of Çemişgezek District of Tunceli Province, Turkey.[4] The town had a population of 3,009 in 2021 and is populated by both Kurds and Turks.[5][6]
Çemişgezek | |
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  Çemişgezek Location in Turkey | |
| Coordinates: 39°03′47″N 38°54′40″E | |
| Country | Turkey |
| Province | Tunceli |
| District | Çemişgezek |
| Population (2021) | 3,009 |
| Time zone | UTC+3 (TRT) |
The town is divided into the neighbourhoods of Çukur, Hacı Cami, Hamamatik, Kale, Mescit, Tepebaşı and Yenimahalle.[4]
History
Chemeshgadzak (today called Çemişgezek) appears to have been the centre of the Armenian principality of Tsopk Shahuni or Pokr Tsopk (Royal Tsopk or Lesser Tsopk) within the Kingdom of Sophene.[7] It was known to the Greeks as Hierapolis (Holy City) and Kosomakhon to the Byzantine Empire.[7]
Geography
Climate
Çemişgezek has a Mediterranean climate (Köppen: Csa)[8] with very hot, dry summers and chilly, frequently snowy winters.[9]
| Climate data for Çemişgezek (1991–2020) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 4.8 (40.6) |
6.8 (44.2) |
12.6 (54.7) |
18.6 (65.5) |
24.3 (75.7) |
30.9 (87.6) |
35.6 (96.1) |
35.8 (96.4) |
30.5 (86.9) |
22.8 (73.0) |
13.5 (56.3) |
6.7 (44.1) |
20.3 (68.5) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 0.9 (33.6) |
2.3 (36.1) |
7.3 (45.1) |
12.7 (54.9) |
17.5 (63.5) |
23.2 (73.8) |
27.6 (81.7) |
27.8 (82.0) |
22.7 (72.9) |
16.2 (61.2) |
8.3 (46.9) |
2.9 (37.2) |
14.2 (57.6) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −2.1 (28.2) |
−1.3 (29.7) |
2.9 (37.2) |
7.6 (45.7) |
11.6 (52.9) |
15.8 (60.4) |
19.6 (67.3) |
20.1 (68.2) |
15.8 (60.4) |
10.9 (51.6) |
4.4 (39.9) |
0.1 (32.2) |
8.8 (47.8) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 64.67 (2.55) |
62.0 (2.44) |
63.78 (2.51) |
73.75 (2.90) |
59.92 (2.36) |
10.73 (0.42) |
2.44 (0.10) |
1.39 (0.05) |
11.58 (0.46) |
45.68 (1.80) |
56.14 (2.21) |
67.49 (2.66) |
519.57 (20.46) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm) | 8.1 | 8.3 | 8.7 | 9.3 | 8.0 | 2.8 | 1.6 | 1.3 | 2.5 | 5.2 | 6.6 | 8.2 | 70.6 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 71.4 | 67.5 | 59.7 | 57.0 | 55.6 | 43.8 | 36.7 | 34.3 | 37.5 | 53.0 | 64.3 | 73.0 | 54.4 |
| Source: NOAA[10] | |||||||||||||
Notable people
- John I Tzimiskes (925–976), Byzantine emperor of Armenian origin
- Aurora Mardiganian (1901–1994), Armenian-American author, actress, and a survivor of the Armenian genocide
- Aynur Doğan (b. 1975), Kurdish singer
