Soylu, Savur

Soylu
Soylu
Location in Turkey
Coordinates: 37°39′00″N 40°49′01″E / 37.650°N 40.817°E / 37.650; 40.817
CountryTurkey
ProvinceMardin
DistrictSavur
Population
 (2021)[1]
684
Time zoneUTC+3 (TRT)

Soylu (Kurdish: Dêrîş)[a] is a neighbourhood in the municipality and district of Savur, Mardin Province in Turkey.[3] It is populated by Kurds of the Barava tribe and had a population of 684 in 2021.[1][4] It is located in the historic region of Tur Abdin.[5]

History

Derriš (today called Soylu) was visited in 1850 by Reverend George Percy Badger, who noted the village was entirely inhabited by Muslim Kurds.[6] The Chaldean Catholic priest Joseph Tfinkdji noted the village was also populated by Catholics in 1914.[7]

References

Notes

  1. ^ Also known as Derriš or Dereesh.[2]

Citations

  1. ^ a b "31 ARALIK 2021 TARİHLİ ADRESE DAYALI NÜFUS KAYIT SİSTEMİ (ADNKS) SONUÇLARI" (XLS). TÜİK (in Turkish). Retrieved 16 December 2022.
  2. ^ Courtois (2004), p. 9; Wießner (1993), p. 163.
  3. ^ Mahalle, Turkey Civil Administration Departments Inventory. Retrieved 19 September 2023.
  4. ^ Tan (2018), p. 288.
  5. ^ Courtois (2004), p. 57.
  6. ^ Courtois (2004), pp. 9, 57; Badger (1852), p. 53.
  7. ^ Courtois (2004), p. 72.

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