Yüksekova (Kurdish: Gewer; Syriac: Gawar ܓܒܼܪ alternate spelling ܓܵܒܼܵܪ) is a district of Hakkari Province of Turkey, situated close to the border with Iran. Its location on the trade route between Iranian Azarbaijan and eastern Turkey made it an important juncture for travelers and the location of several ethnic groups that were active in regional trade. The mayor is Ruken Yetişkin (BDP). The population is 61,712 as of 2010.

Famous Assyrians from Yüksekova

• Mar Meelis Zaia - Assyrian Church of the East bishop, diocese of Australia and New Zealand.

See also

• Assyrian Tribes
• List of Assyrian settlements

Yüksekova in Hakkâri Province (in the Eastern Anatolia region) of Turkey Urban districts Hakkâri Rural districts Çukurca - Şemdinli - Yüksekova Regions Provinces Aegean Afyonkarahisar - Aydın - Denizli - İzmir - Kütahya - Manisa - Muğla - Uşak Black Sea Amasya - Artvin - Bartın - Bayburt - Bolu - Çorum - Düzce - Giresun - Gümüşhane - Karabük - Kastamonu - Ordu - Rize - Samsun - Sinop - Tokat - Trabzon - Zonguldak Central Anatolia Aksaray - Ankara - Çankırı - Eskişehir - Karaman - Kayseri - Kırıkkale - Kırşehir - Konya - Nevşehir - Niğde - Sivas - Yozgat Eastern Anatolia Ağrı - Ardahan -Bingöl - Bitlis - Elâzığ - Erzincan - Erzurum - Hakkâri - Iğdır - Kars - Malatya - Muş - Siirt - Tunceli - Van Marmara Balıkesir - Bilecik - Bursa - Çanakkale - Edirne - Istanbul - Kırklareli - Kocaeli - Sakarya - Tekirdağ - Yalova Mediterranean Adana - Antalya- Burdur - Hatay - Isparta - Kahramanmaraş - Kilis - Mersin - Osmaniye Southeastern Anatolia Adıyaman - Batman - Diyarbakır - Gaziantep - Mardin - Şanlıurfa - Şırnak

Coordinates: 37°34′00″N 44°17′00″E / 37.5666666667°N 44.2833333333°E / 37.5666666667; 44.2833333333