Çiğdem (Kurdish: Giremara, lit. 'snake hill'; Syriac: Girēmarā)[2][nb 1] is a neighbourhood in the municipality and district of Nusaybin, Mardin Province in Turkey.[4] The village is populated by Kurds of the Mizizex tribe and had a population of 164 in 2021.[1][5]
Çiğdem | |
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  Çiğdem Location in Turkey | |
| Coordinates: 37°06′11″N 41°29′46″E / 37.10306°N 41.49611°E | |
| Country | Turkey |
| Province | Mardin |
| District | Nusaybin |
| Population (2021)[1] | 164 |
| Time zone | UTC+3 (TRT) |
History
editGirēmarā (today called Çiğdem) was historically inhabited by Syriac Orthodox Assyrians.[3] In 1914, there were 250 Assyrians, according to the list presented to the Paris Peace Conference by the Assyro-Chaldean delegation.[6] It was populated by 26 Turoyo-speaking Christians in five families in 1966.[2]
References
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Citations
- ^ a b "31 ARALIK 2021 TARİHLİ ADRESE DAYALI NÜFUS KAYIT SİSTEMİ (ADNKS) SONUÇLARI" (XLS). TÜİK (in Turkish). Retrieved 16 December 2022.
- ^ a b Ritter (1967), p. 15.
- ^ a b Jongerden & Verheij (2012), p. 324.
- ^ Mahalle, Turkey Civil Administration Departments Inventory. Retrieved 19 September 2023.
- ^ Tan, Altan (2018). "Harita 2: Turabidin ve Berriyê mıntıkalarında yer alan aşiretlerin sınırları ile il, ilçe, köy ve mezralar" [Map 2: The borders of the tribes and provinces, districts, villages and hamlets in the Turabidin and Berriyê regions] (Map). Turabidin'den Berriyê'ye : Aşiretler Dinler Diller Kültürler (in Turkish). Istanbul: Nûbihar.
- ^ Gaunt (2006), p. 425.
Bibliography
edit- Gaunt, David (2006). Massacres, Resistance, Protectors: Muslim-Christian Relations in Eastern Anatolia during World War I. Gorgias Press. Retrieved 21 May 2023.
- Jongerden, Joost; Verheij, Jelle (2012). Social Relations in Ottoman Diyarbekir, 1870-1915. Brill.
- Ritter, Hellmut (1967). Turoyo: Die Volkssprache der Syrischen Christen des Tur 'Abdin (in German). Vol. 1. Franz Steiner Verlag.
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