city of Tunceli

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The city of Tunceli is a small, predominantly Alevi Kurdish provincial capital in eastern Turkey, known for its mountainous terrain, proximity to the Munzur Valley National Park, and history of political and cultural distinctiveness.

All labels observed (3)

Label Occurrences
Tunceli (city) 3
city of Tunceli canonical 2
Tunceli city center 1

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Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf city
provincial capital
administrativeDivisionOf Republic of Turkey
linked to: Turkey
climateClassification continental climate
coordinateLatitude 39.1069
coordinateLongitude 39.5489
country Turkey
economySector animal husbandry
public services
small-scale agriculture
governedAs municipality
hasCulturalHeritage Alevi religious sites
Kurdish cultural traditions
hasFeature rugged mountains
steep valleys
hasMinorityGroup Zaza people
hasPoliticalTendency left-wing
pro-Kurdish
hasTerrain mountainous
hasUniversity Munzur University
historicalName Dersim
isProvincialCapitalOf Tunceli Province
knownFor Alevi Kurdish population
cultural distinctiveness
left-wing political orientation
mountain landscapes
political distinctiveness
proximity to Munzur Valley National Park
languageCommonlySpoken Kurdish
Turkish
Zazaki
locatedIn Tunceli Province
locatedInCountry Turkey
locatedInRegion Eastern Anatolia
eastern Turkey
locatedOnRiver Munzur River
majorityEthnicGroup Kurds
majorityReligionOrBelief Alevi Islam
linked to: Alevism
nearMountainRange Eastern Taurus Mountains
linked to: Taurus Mountains

Munzur Mountains
nearProtectedArea Munzur Valley National Park
populationCharacteristic small city
provinceCode 62
regionType predominantly rural surroundings
religiousSignificanceFor Alevi community
linked to: Alevism
timeZone TRT
utcOffset +03:00
vehiclePlateCode 62

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Munzur Mountains near city of Tunceli
Munzur River near city of Tunceli
Mazgirt provinceCapital Tunceli (city)
linked to: city of Tunceli
Pertek locatedWestOf Tunceli (city)
linked to: city of Tunceli
Tunceli Provincial Council seat Tunceli (city)
linked to: city of Tunceli
Tunceli Provincial Council meetsIn Tunceli city center
linked to: city of Tunceli