Hozat

Hozat (Ottoman Turkish: خوزات,^[1] Kurdish: Xozat) is a municipality (belde) and seat of Hozat District in Tunceli Province, Turkey.^[2] It is populated by Kurds and had a population of 3,634 in 2021.^[3][4]

Hozat
Municipality
Hozat Location in Turkey
Coordinates: 39.107°N 39.220°E / 39.107; 39.220
Country	Turkey
Province	Tunceli
District	Hozat
Government
• Mayor	Aydin Kaya (SOL Parti)
Population  (2021)	3,634
Time zone	UTC+3 (TRT)
Website	www.hozat.bel.tr

Seyfi Geyik from the Republican People's Party (CHP) was elected mayor in the local elections in March 2019.^[5]

The town is divided into the neighborhoods of Diyap Ağa, Fikripaşa, Köprübaşı and Yenimahalle.^[2]

History

In the 10th century, it was known as Chozanon (Greek: Χόζανον), and formed a thema after its conquest by the Byzantine Empire shortly after 938.^[6] Near the city are the ruins of the Ergen church which according to Rudaw was erected by Armenians 1300 years ago.^[7]