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Yüksekova

Hakkari · Turkey
City population
71,729
#147
in Turkey
#2
in Hakkari
#8,022
worldwide
AnkaraYüksekova
37.574, 44.287 · 1,024 km from Ankara
Share of Turkey
0.1%
Of the national population
Elevation
1,874 m
Approximate — modelled, not surveyed
Distance to capital
To Ankara
Time zone
Europe/Istanbul
IANA zone identifier

About Yüksekova

Yüksekova is a city in Hakkari, Turkey with a population of 71,729. It is the 147th largest of the 416 cities of 15,000 or more listed in Turkey, and the 8,022nd largest worldwide. It lies 1,024 km from Ankara.

Position in Turkey
#147of 416
LargestSmallest
Position in Hakkari
#2of 3
LargestSmallest

Key Facts

Country
Region
Hakkari
Rank in region
#2of 3
Coordinates
37.574, 44.287
Record updated
11 May 2025
Entry edited, not measured

City population, GeoNames. GeoNames publishes no year for its population figures, so “record updated” is when the entry was last edited — not the date the population was measured. Elevation is modelled from a digital elevation model rather than surveyed, so it is approximate.

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