Solhan
Solhan
Municipality in Bingöl Province, Turkey
Solhan (Kurdish: Bongilan, Zazaki: Bongilan,[1][2] Armenian: Բոգլան, romanized: Boglan, Poklan, Boghlan, Buglan[3][4]) is a town (belde) and seat of the Solhan District of Bingöl Province in Turkey.[5] The mayor is Abdulhakim Yıldız (AK Party).[6]
Poklan (Boglan) had 77 Armenians, 8 houses, one church (St. Sargis) before the Armenian genocide.[3][4]
The town had a population of 20,217 in 2021.[7] It is divided into the neighborhoods of Boğlan, Halimepınar, Yenimahalle and Yeşilova.[5]