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Varzahan Uğrak (village in Bayburt central district, Bayburt province)


8

Dudjook Mountains in the first half of the nineteenth century name for the Dersim/Tunceli region (currently Tunceli province)

Erzeroom Erzurum (capital of Erzurum province)


9

Guli Güllü (village in Palandöken district, Erzurum province)


12

Gundi Miran/ Bey-Kiui Beyköyü (village in Tekman district, Erzurum province)


13

Kosli Ovakozlu ( village in Hınıs district, Erzurum province)


14

Karagol Karaağıl (village in Bulanık district, Muş province


16

Kop Gop, Bulanık (centre of Bulanık district, Muş province)

Gula ShailuHaçlıgöl (Lake in Muş province)

Piron Göztepe ( village in Bulanık district, Muş province)


17

NazikNazik Gölü (Lake in Ahlat district, Bitlis province)

Khers Kırıkkaya (village in Ahlat district, Bitlis province)


19-26

Akhlat Ahlat (centre of Ahlat district, Bitlis province)


28

Keswack Kıyıdüzü (vilage in Tatvan district, Bitlis province)

Tadwan Tatvan (centre of Tatvan district, Bitlis province)


29-31

Bitlis Bitlis (capital of Bitlis province)


32

Goeena → not identified

Omais-el-KoranVeyselkarani, Ziyaret (village and place of pilgrimage in Baykan district, Bitlis province)


33

Khokhi Tütenocak (village in Baykan district, Bitlis province)

Hamki Yayıklı (village in Kurtalan district, Siirt province)


35

Guzelder Güzeldere (village in Kurtalan district, Siirt province)


36

Koshana Şenköy (village in Kurtalan district, Siirt province)

Ridvan Rıdvan (village in Beşiri district, Batman province)


40

Kunduk Yumrukaya (village in Beşiri district, Batman province ?)


41

Anoudi → not identified. Perhaps Çeltikbaşı village in Kurtalan district, Siirt province.

Tilleh Çaltepe (village in Kurtalan district, Siirt province)


42

Chellek Çelikköy (village in Dargeçit district, Mardin province, is the village at the westbank of the Tigris, according to Layard called "Chellek Ali Rummo"

Khouara Ormanardı (village in Eruh district, Siirt province)


43

Funduk Fındık (village in Güçlükonak district, Şirnak province)


44

Fynyk → probably Damlarca (village in Güçlükonak district, Şirnak province)


46

Derghileh Kumçatı (village in Şirnak central district, Şirnak province)

Mansouriyah Kurtuluş neighbourhood of Cizre town, Cizre district, Şirnak province)

Jezireh Cizre (centre of Cizre district, Şirnak province)

Tiekhtan Buğdaylı (village in Silopi district, Şirnak province)


47

Dereboun Dayrabun (Kurdistan region, Iraq)


328

DizzaYüksekova (centre of Yüksekova district, Hakkari province)


329

CharderrahÇaldıran (village in Başkale district, Van province)

AntissÖncüler (village in Başkale district, Van province)


330

Beit-Shebbet → perhaps Beytüşşebap (centre of Beytüşşebap district, Şirnak province) [not visited by author]


332

Kosh-AbHoşap, Güzelsu (village in Gürpınar district, Van province)


333

HindostanErkaldı (village in Gürpınar district, Van province)

Khawassan Valley → not identified

NourtchoukYolaşan (village in Gürpınar district, Van province)


334, 350, 352

Yedi KlissiaYedikilise, Yukarıbakraçlı (village in central district of Van, Van province)


334-350

WanVan (capital of Van province)


350

Iskelliİskele (neighbourhood of Van city, formerly village, Van province)


351

AmikhYeşilsu (village in Van central district, Van province)

Church of Kormawor → not identified


352

Yedi Klissia → see above p.334


353

Artamit, AdremitEdremit (centre of Edremit district, Van province)


354

VastanGevaş (centre of Gevaş district, Van province)


355-356

Akhtamar (Island, Convent) → Akdamar, Aghtamar (within border of Gevaş district, Van province)


356

NarekYemişlik (village in Gevaş district, Van province)


357

MukusBahçesaray (district of Van province)


357-359

MukusBahçesaray (centre of Bahçesaray district, Van province)


358 (all settlements mentioned on this page are in Bahçesaray district, Van province, and were only mentioned by the author, not visited)

Aughin → Ağın (hamlet)

Nouravos → probably Bulvar (hamlet)

Kasr → Koyunlu (hamlet)

Achichos → not identified

Kerkichos → probably Taşköprü (hamlet)

Aurenj → Altındere (village)

Kotzabiloor → Gazipulur (hamlet)

Auveriss → Evciler (hamlet)

Parangos → Paşaköy (village)

Mangoneh → not identified

Komis → Akyayla (village)

Ketchoks → probably Bağcılar (hamlet)

Amaghus → Oğuzeli (hamlet)

Marakos → not identified

Berwar → not identified


359

"ancient Christian chapel" →

AurenjAltındere (see above, p.358)

ShattakÇatak (centre of Çatak district, Van province)


360

TaukShokh (Armenian and Kurdish names for centre of Şatak/Çatak, centre of Çatak district, Van province)

Tagu → = yayla (meadow)


361

Pir-bedelanPirbedelan (hamlet belonging to Dikbıyık village, Gürpınar district, Van province)



Layard, Discoveries in the ruins of Nineveh and Babylon (1853)


Geographical annotations


Places mentioned in the text, with new Turkish names and present administrative status