Tulumtaş, Kurtalan
Tulumtaş | |
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Tulumtaş Location in Turkey | |
| Coordinates: 37°46′12″N 41°43′48″E / 37.770°N 41.730°E | |
| Country | Turkey |
| Province | Siirt |
| District | Kurtalan |
| Population (2021)[1] | 867 |
| Time zone | UTC+3 (TRT) |
Tulumtaş (Kurdish: Cefan; Syriac: Gafānī)[2][a] is a village in the Kurtalan District of Siirt Province in Turkey.[4] The village is populated by Kurds of the Erebiyan tribe and had a population of 867 in 2021.[1][5]
The hamlets of Akbulut, Çukurlu and Evciler are attached to Tulumtaş.[4]
History
Gafānī (today called Tulumtaş) 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 4 households, who paid 17 dues, and did not have a church or a priest.[2]
According to the Sghert Prelacy survey in 1902, the village had 3 Armenian households and 8 Turkish households.[3] The 1913 Sghert Prelacy survey recorded that the village had 5 Syriac households and 30 Muslim households.[3]
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 Bcheiry (2009), p. 50.
- ^ a b c Robert A. Tatoyan. "Kaza of Siirt/Sghert – Demography". Houshamadyan. Translated by Simon Beugekian. Retrieved 26 May 2024.
- ^ a b "Türkiye Mülki İdare Bölümleri Envanteri". T.C. İçişleri Bakanlığı (in Turkish). Retrieved 19 December 2022.
- ^ Tan (2018), p. 111.
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 The Syriac Orthodox Patriarchal Register of Dues of 1870: An Unpublished Historical Document from the Late Ottoman Period.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.
- Tan, Altan (2018). Turabidin'den Berriye'ye. Aşiretler - Dinler - Diller - Kültürler (in Turkish). ISBN 9789944360944.