Üçpınar | |
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![]() Twin Khachkars located in the village | |
Coordinates: 39°40′23″N 40°17′20″E / 39.673°N 40.289°E | |
Country | Turkey |
Province | Erzincan |
District | Tercan |
Population (2021) | 13 |
Time zone | UTC+3 (TRT) |
Üçpınar (Armenian: Ապրանք, romanized: Abrank; Kurdish: Avreng) is a village in the Tercan District, Erzincan Province, Turkey.[1] The village is populated by Kurds of the Şadiyan tribe and had a population of 13 in 2021.[2][3]
It is home to the Armenian Aprank Monastery, best known for the pair of two monumental khachkars.
History
[edit]In 1835, the male population of the village of Abrenk (Abrank; now Üçpınar) was 35 Muslims and 53 non-Muslims, for a total of 88 males.[4][5]
References
[edit]- ^ "Türkiye Mülki İdare Bölümleri Envanteri". T.C. İçişleri Bakanlığı (in Turkish). Retrieved 19 December 2022.
- ^ "Address-based population registration system (ADNKS) results dated 31 December 2021" (XLS) (in Turkish). TÜİK. Retrieved 30 January 2023.
- ^ Can, Hasan Uğurlu (2014). Geçmişten Günümüze Bir Kürt Aşireti: Şadiler (in Turkish). Dersim Araştırmaları Merkezi. p. 201.
- ^ Özger, Yunus (2008). "XIX. Yüzyılın İlk Yarısında Tercan ve Köylerinin Demografik Yapısı (1835 Tarihili Nüfus Defterine Göre)" [Demographic Structure of Tercan and Its Villages in the First Half of the 19th Century, according to the 1835 Census Register]. Erzincan Üniversitesi Eğitim Fakültesi Dergisi (EUJEF) (in Turkish). 10 (2): 71, 73. Retrieved 4 July 2025.
- ^ "Balyayla". Nişanyan Yeradları. Sevan Nişanyan. Retrieved 4 July 2025.