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Jenjere → Eğerli (village in Besni district, Adıyaman province)
Besne → Besni (centre of Besni district, Adıyaman province)
Adiaman → Adıyaman (capital of Adıyaman province)
Kiakhta → Kocahisar (village in Kahta district, Adıyaman province, also known as “Eskikahta”, “Old Kahta”)
Gerger → Oymaklı (village in Gerger district, Adıyaman province, also known as “Nefsigerger”)
Malatia → Malatya (capital of province of Malatya)
Kadi Keui → Kadıköyü (village in Baskil district, Elazığ province)
Kummer Khan → Kömürhan, han and crossing of the Euphrates River, on the border between Malatya and Elazığ provinces
Mezreh → Elazığ (capital of province of Elazığ)
Kharput → Harput (nowadays neighbourhood of Elazığ municipality)
Husseinieh → Ulukent (nowadays neighourhood of Elazığ municipality)
Senamut → not identified
Asharli Soghaji → Aşağıbağ (subvillage level settlement in Elazığ central district, Elazığ province)
Palu → Palu (centre of Palu district, Elazığ province)
Demirji → Demirci (village in Kovancılar district, Elazığ province)
Tekiyah → Altınoluk (village in Karakoçan district, Elazığ province)
Chevlik → Bingöl (capital of Bingöl province)
Manderan → Kılçadır (village in Bingöl central district, Bingöl province)
Dik → Dikköy (village in Bingöl central district, Bingöl province)
Shemsor → Yağızca (village in Genç district, Bingöl province)
Girnus → Kepçeli (village in Genç district, Bingöl province)
Guenj → Genç (centre of Genç district, Bingöl province)
Kizil Agatch → Kızılağaç (village in Muş central district, Muş province)
Gelsor → Suvaran (village in Muş central district, Muş province)
Mush → Muş (capital of Muş province)
Haz Keui → Hasköy (centre of Hasköy district, Muş province)
Arkevank → Umurca (village in Hasköy district, Muş province)
Kotni → Günkırı (village in Güroymak district, Bitlis province)
Bitlis → Bitlis (capital of Bitlis province)
Tadvan → Tatvan (centre of Tatvan district, Bitlis province)
Gultik → Arıdağ (village in Bitlis central district, Bitlis province)
Ivris → Bölükyazı (village in Bitlis central district, Bitlis province)
Shimek → Doğruyol (village in Bitlis central district, Bitlis province)
Wanek → Dereağzı (village in Bitlis central district, Bitlis province)
Vervan → Yolcular (village in Bitlis central district, Bitlis province)
Pass → Üçkardeş (neighbourhood of Yolalan municipality, Bitlis central district, Bitlis province)
Mishgunesh → Düz (neighbourhood of Yolalan municipality, Bitlis central district, Bitlis province)
Gelhod → Boztepe (neighbourhood of Yolalan municipality, Bitlis central district, Bitlis province)
Keshtonik → Yolalan (municipality, Bitlis central district, Bitlis province)
Kara Su → Hizan (centre of Hizan district, Bitlis province)
Spairt → region in the Eastern part of Hizan district, Bitlis province
Shattakh → Çatak (centre of Çatak district, Van province)
Mukus → Bahçesaray (centre of Bahçesaray district, Van province)
Tekke → unidentified village in Hizan distric, Bitlis province
Somban → Yumrukaya (village in Hizan district, Bitlis province)
Adjian → unidentified village in district of Hizan or Tatvan (Bitlis province)
Sahaled → unidentified village in district of Hizan or Tatvan (Bitlis province)
Kinderas → Sandıklı (village in Tatvan district, Bitlis province)
Geulu → Göllü (village in Tatvan district, Bitlis province)
Kanjek → Yoldöndü (village in Gevaş district, Van province). Seemingly the author confused this village with “Kenzek” (Altınsaç) in the same district.
Akhtamar → Aghtamar Island
Pashavank → Güzelkonak (village in Gevaş district, Van province)
Norkiogh → (Arm. “New village”) unidentified village
Vostan → Gevaş (centre of Gevaş district, Van province)
Geurundash → Görentaş (later renamed Kayaboğaz) (village in Çatak district, Van province)
Shattakh → Çatak (centre of Çatak district, Van province)
Arnus → unidentified place in Catak district, Van province
Gowan → probably Dikbıyık (village in Gürpınar district, Van province)
Pirbadilaun → Pirbedelan probably Çakınlı (subvillage level settlement in Gürpınar district, Van province)
Mervanen → Topyıldız (village in Gürpınar district, Van province)
Ustayan → Arpayatağı (subvillage level settlement in Gürpınar district, Van province)
Sekunis → Aşağıaliç and/or Yukarıaliç (subvillage level settlements in Gürpınar district, Van province)
Zakh → Üçdoğan (village in Gürpınar district, Van province)
Berwar → unidentified
Kochanes → Konak (village in Hakkari central district, Hakkari province)
Kochanes → Konak (village in Hakkari central district, Hakkari province), until World War I residence of the worldly and spiritual leader of the Eastern Syrian Christians (“Nestorians”) of Hakkari. See here
Khananis → Otluca (village in Hakkari central district, Hakkari province)
Julamerk → Hakkari (capital of Hakkari province)
Oramar → Dağlıca (village in Yüksekova district, Hakkari province)
Diza → Yüksekova (centre of Yüksekova district, Hakkari province)
Julamerk → Hakkari (capital of Hakkari province)
Julamerk → Hakkari (capital of Hakkari province)
Diza → Yüksekova (centre of Yüksekova district, Hakkari province)
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Geographical Annotations to
Earl Percy, Highlands of Asiatic Turkey (1901)
Places mentioned in the text, with new Turkish names and present administrative status