Gözpınar, Kurtalan
Gözpınar | |
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Gözpınar Location in Turkey | |
| Coordinates: 37°58′41″N 41°27′22″E / 37.978°N 41.456°E | |
| Country | Turkey |
| Province | Siirt |
| District | Kurtalan |
| Population (2021)[1] | 1,638 |
| Time zone | UTC+3 (TRT) |
Gözpınar[a] (Kurdish: Hishis; Syriac: Ḥesḥes)[2] is a village in the Kurtalan District of Siirt Province in Turkey.[3] The village is populated by Kurds of the Pencenarî tribe and had a population of 1,638 in 2021.[1][4] Before the 2013 reorganisation, it was a town (belde).[5]
History
Ḥesḥes (today called Gözpınar) was historically inhabited by Syriac Orthodox Christians.[2] In the Syriac Orthodox patriarchal register of dues of 1870, it was recorded that the village had 14 households, who paid 73 dues, and had one priest.[2] There was a Syriac Orthodox church of Morī Isḥaq.[2]
References
Notes
Citations
- ^ a b "31 ARALIK 2021 TARİHLİ ADRESE DAYALI NÜFUS KAYIT SİSTEMİ (ADNKS) SONUÇLARI" (XLS). TÜİK (in Turkish). Retrieved 16 December 2022.
- ^ a b c d e Bcheiry (2009), p. 45.
- ^ "Türkiye Mülki İdare Bölümleri Envanteri". T.C. İçişleri Bakanlığı (in Turkish). Retrieved 19 December 2022.
- ^ Aşiretler raporu (in Turkish) (3rd ed.). Kaynak Yayınları. 2014. p. 272.
- ^ Law No. 6360, Official Gazette, 6 December 2012 (in Turkish).
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 The Syriac Orthodox Patriarchal Register of Dues of 1870: An Unpublished Historical Document from the Late Ottoman Period.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.