Evciler, Kurtalan

Evciler
Settlement
Evciler
Location in Turkey
Coordinates: 37°47′57″N 41°42′21″E / 37.79916°N 41.70583°E / 37.79916; 41.70583
CountryTurkey
ProvinceSiirt
DistrictKurtalan
Time zoneUTC+3 (TRT)

Evciler (Syriac: Al-Ġālbiyyah)[1] is a hamlet in the Kurtalan District of Siirt Province in Turkey. It is attached to the village of Tulumtaş.[2]

History

Al-Ġālbiyyah (today called Evciler) was historically inhabited by Syriac Orthodox Christians.[1] In the Syriac Orthodox patriarchal register of dues of 1870, it was recorded that the village had 10 households, who paid 171 dues, and had one priest, but did not have a church.[1] It was located in the kaza (district) of Şirvan.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b c d Bcheiry (2009), p. 49.
  2. ^ "Türkiye Mülki İdare Bölümleri Envanteri". T.C. İçişleri Bakanlığı (in Turkish). Retrieved 19 December 2022.

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