Geçitli, Karlıova
Village in Bingöl Province, Turkey
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Geçitli (Kurdish: Gêlan, Armenian: Գելան, romanized: Gelan, Kilen, Kalan, Gealan, Geylan[1][2]) is a village in the Karlıova District, Bingöl Province, Turkey.[3] The village is populated by Kurds of the Cibran tribe and had a population of 348 in 2021.[4][5]
The hamlet of Hesar is attached to the village.[3]
Kilen (Kalan-Jelan) had 200 Armenians, 20 houses, and one church before the Armenian genocide.[1][2]