Masat, Bayburt

Masat (“مصاد” (Maṣād), Masad: 1928[1]; Masat, 1933[2]; Yıldırım, 1968[3]; Masat, 1990s) is a village in the District of Bayburt, Bayburt Province, Turkey. As of 2010 it had a population of 921 people.[4] The Dome of Dede Korkut is two kilometers far away from the center of the village. The name of the village was Masad in Ottoman Era and the spelling was various. “مصاد” (Maṣād), “ماساد” (Māsād), “مساد” (Masād), “مصعاد” (Maṣˁād) and “ماساط” (Māsāṭ) were some spellings to indicate the village on maps. The former name (Masat) has replaced Yıldırım in 1990s.

Masat
Village
Country Turkey
ProvinceBayburt Province
DistrictBayburt
Population
 (2010)
 • Total921
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)

According to the population census held in 1835, the village was hosting 15 youngs, 12 children, and 20 elder Muslim living in 20 houses in total.[5]

References
  1. "Son teşkilatı mülkiyede köylerimizin adları". TBMM Açık Erişim (in Ottoman Turkish). Istanbul: Türkiye Cumhuriyeti - Dahiliye Vekaleti (Republic of Turkey, Ministry of İnterior). 1928. p. 881.
  2. Vekaleti, Dahiliye (1933). Köylerimiz : Köy Kanunu : tatbik olunan ve olunmayan köy isimlerini alfabe sırasıyla gösterir (in Turkish). Dahiliye Vekaleti.
  3. Köylerimiz : 1 Mart 1968 durumu (in Turkish). İçişleri Bakanlığı İller İdaresi Genel Müdürlüğü. 1968.
  4. "Population of city, towns and villages - 2010". Turkish Statistical Institute. Archived from the original on 6 March 2014. Retrieved 14 December 2012.
  5. Özger, Yunus. "Bayburt Nüfus Defterleri 1835-1848" (PDF). Academia.edu. Retrieved 3 June 2020.

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