Evciler, Kurtalan
Evciler | |
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Settlement | |
Evciler Location in Turkey | |
| Coordinates: 37°47′57″N 41°42′21″E / 37.79916°N 41.70583°E | |
| Country | Turkey |
| Province | Siirt |
| District | Kurtalan |
| Time zone | UTC+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
- ^ a b c d Bcheiry (2009), p. 49.
- ^ "Türkiye Mülki İdare Bölümleri Envanteri". T.C. İçişleri Bakanlığı (in Turkish). Retrieved 19 December 2022.
Bibliography
- Bcheiry, Iskandar (2009). The Syriac Orthodox Patriarchal Register of Dues of 1870: An Unpublished Historical Document from the Late Ottoman Period. Gorgias Press. Retrieved 21 March 2025.