Aşağı Derecik, Hakkâri

Aşağı Derecik (Kurdish: Çemî Şemaşê,[2] Syriac: Beṯ Shammāshā[3]) is a village in the central district of Hakkâri Province in Turkey.

[4] The village is populated by Kurds of the Pirosî tribe and had a population of 638 in 2023.

[1][5] The hamlets of Dez (Dêzê), Dikmen (Mate), Haput 1/Haput 2 (Çemê Seravinis), Seranüs (Seravînis), Sulak (Sûsê), Trafik (Dêra Dînan), Yukarı Derecik and Yüce (Aqos) are attached to Aşağı Derecik.

[2][4] The village was populated by 32 Assyrian families in 1850, while 40 families were recorded in 1877.

[3] Population history from 2015 to 2023:[1]