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Hozat, Turkey

Hozat is a town of 8,105 people in Tunceli, Turkey.

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Population8,105 GeoNames

RegionTunceli

Elevation1,524 m 5,000 ft

Time zoneEurope/Istanbul

Nearest airportElazığ Airport (EZS) 56 km

About Hozat

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

From the Wikipedia article Hozat (this version), under CC BY-SA 4.0.

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Clinic and pharmacy · 1.4 km

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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. Near the city are the ruins of the Ergen church which according to Rudaw was erected by Armenians 1300 years ago.

From the History section of Hozat on Wikipedia, under CC BY-SA 4.0.

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Getting there and nearby towns

Elazığ Airport (EZS) is the nearest airport with scheduled flights listed in OpenStreetMap, 56 km away.

Pertek 28 km south, about 28 min by car
Ovacık 28 km north, about 28 min by car
Tunceli 29 km east, about 29 min by car
Akçapınar 29 km southwest, about 29 min by car
Burmageçit 32 km southeast, about 32 min by car
Mazgirt 35 km east, about 35 min by car
Elazığ 47 km south, about 47 min by car
Ağın 46 km west, about 46 min by car
Keban 53 km southwest, about 53 min by car
Erzincan 75 km north, about 1 h 15 min by car

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ISS054-E-58017 - View of Earth, Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit, NASA Johnson Space Center, Public domain
ISS061-E-77538 - View of Earth, Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit, NASA Johnson Space Center, Public domain
ISS049-E-3456 - View of Earth, Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit , Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center, Public domain

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