Dersim
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Dersim is a mountainous, historically autonomous region in eastern Anatolia known as a cultural and political center for Zaza- and Kurdish-speaking Alevi communities and for its long tradition of resistance to central authorities.
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
geographical region
ⓘ
historical region ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Kurmanji Kurdish
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Zazaki language NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Turkey ⓘ |
| culturalHeritage | Alevi rituals and cem ceremonies ⓘ |
| culturalRegionFor |
Alevi communities
ⓘ
Kurds NERFINISHED ⓘ Zaza people NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governedBy |
religious leaders
ⓘ
tribal leaders ⓘ |
| hasEthnicGroup |
Kurds
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Zaza NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasMinorityGroup |
Armenians
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Sunni Kurds NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasReligiousGroup | Alevis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalAutonomy |
Ottoman period
ⓘ
early Turkish Republic period ⓘ |
| historicalEvent |
Dersim Massacre
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Dersim Rebellion NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalLanguage |
Kurdish
ⓘ
Zaza ⓘ |
| historicalName | Dersim NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
Alevi culture
ⓘ
Kurdish-speaking communities ⓘ Zaza-speaking communities ⓘ historical autonomy ⓘ resistance to central authorities ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Eastern Anatolia
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Turkey ⓘ |
| massacreDate | 1937–1938 ⓘ |
| modernAdministrativeSuccessor | Tunceli Province NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| modernOfficialNameOfCoreArea | Tunceli NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| overlapsWith |
Bingöl Province
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Elazığ Province NERFINISHED ⓘ Erzincan Province NERFINISHED ⓘ Tunceli Province NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Anatolia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| politicalSignificance |
center of Alevi political movements
ⓘ
center of leftist movements in Turkey ⓘ |
| previousAuthority | Ottoman Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| rebellionAgainst | Republic of Turkey NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| rebellionDate | 1937–1938 ⓘ |
| regionType | peripheral region ⓘ |
| religiousTradition | Alevism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| river |
Murat River
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Peri River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| terrainFeature | mountainous region ⓘ |
| topography |
deep valleys
ⓘ
high mountains ⓘ |
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