Solhan | |
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Coordinates: 38°58′05″N 41°03′13″E / 38.96806°N 41.05361°E | |
Country | Turkey |
Province | Bingöl |
District | Solhan |
Government | |
• Mayor | Abdulhakim Yıldız (AKP) |
Population (2021) | 20,217 |
Time zone | UTC+3 (TRT) |
Website | www.solhan.bel.tr |
Solhan (Kurdish: Bongilan, Zazaki: Bongilan,[1][2] Armenian: Բոգլան, romanized: Boglan, Poklan, Boghlan, Buglan[3][4]) is a town (belde) and seat of the Solhan District of Bingöl Province in Turkey.[5] The mayor is Abdulhakim Yıldız (AK Party).[6]
Poklan (Boglan) had 77 Armenians, 8 houses, one church (St. Sargis) before the Armenian genocide.[3][4]
The town had a population of 20,217 in 2021.[7] It is divided into the neighborhoods of Boğlan, Halimepınar, Yenimahalle and Yeşilova.[5]