Tunceli Province
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Tunceli Province, formerly Dersim Province, is a province in the Eastern Anatolia region of Turkey. Its central city is Tunceli. The province has a Kurdish majority. Moreover, it is the only province
The Munzur Valley National Park, with The Munzur River running through the province
Munzur Valley National Park
The Munzur River runs through the province
Armenian family in 1915 from Çemişgezek district, Dersim (Tunceli)
Kurdish Alevism
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Kurdish Alevism refers to the unique rituals, sacred place practices, mythological discourses and socio-religious organizations among Kurds who adhere to Alevism. Kurdish Alevis consider their heredit
Tunceli Province
…Eastern Anatolia region of Turkey. Its central city is Tunceli. The province has a Kurdish majority. Moreover, it is the only province in Turkey with an Alevi majority. The province has eight municipalities, 366 villages and 1,087 hamlets. This region was known as Ishuva in the 2000s BC. As a result of the…
A Persian manuscript depicting Elijah and Khidr praying together from an illuminated manuscript version of Stories of the Prophets