Sarıbalta

Sarıbalta
(Komer)
—  Village  —
Sarıbalta
Location in Turkey
Coordinates:
Country  Turkey
Province Tunceli Province
District Çemişgezek
Village
Government
 • Muhtar
Elevation 1,125 m (3,690 ft)
Population (2010)
 • Total 570
Time zone EET (UTC+2)
 • Summer (DST) EEST (UTC+3)
Postal code 62600
Area code(s) 0428
Licence plate 62

Sarıbalta (former Komer) is a village in Çemişgezek district of Tunceli Province, Turkey. At it is situated at the north of Keban Dam resorvoir. Distance to Çemişgezek is 8 kilometres (5.0 mi) and to Tunceli is 115 kilometres (71 mi). The population of Sarıbalta is 570[1] as of 2010 . The town was founded by people from Şakak tribe either from Diyarbakır or from Khorasan (a province in Iran). [2]Main economic activity of the village is sheep breeding.

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