Derecik District is a district in Hakkâri Province in Turkey. The district was created from Şemdinli in 2018 and has four villages. The district had a population of 25,907 in 2023. Its area is 435 km2.
The district is populated by Kurds of the Gerdî tribe with the Begzade tribe present in one village.
It borders the Erbil Governorate of Kurdistan Region in Iraq to the south and the local Gerdî tribe shares closer traditions and customs with the Gerdî Kurds residing on the Iraqi side than the Kurds of Yüksekova and Hakkâri.
Settlements
The main town of the district is Derecik (Rûbarok).
The four villages of the district:
- Anadağ (Bêruh)
- Gelişen (Gerdî Şapatan)
- Ortaklar (Bêsusin)
- Ulaşan (Zerin)
- Uslu (Hordin)
The sixteen hamlets of the district:
Population
Population history of the district from 2018 to 2023:
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