Acırlı, Midyat

Acırlı
Neighbourhood
Acırlı is located in Turkey
Acırlı
Acırlı
Location in Turkey
Coordinates: 37°27′18″N 41°17′49″E / 37.455°N 41.297°E / 37.455; 41.297
CountryTurkey
ProvinceMardin
DistrictMidyat
Population
 (2022)
3,069
Time zoneUTC+3 (TRT)

Acırlı (Kurdish: Derizbîn; Syriac: Derizbin)[1][a] is a neighbourhood of the municipality and district of Midyat, Mardin Province, Turkey.[3] Its population is 3,069 (2022).[4] Before the 2013 reorganisation, it was a town (belde).[5][6] The village is populated by Kurds of the Kercoz tribe and by the Mhallami.[7] It is located in the historic region of Bēth Muḥallam in Tur Abdin.[8]

History

Derizbin (today called Acırlı) was previously the site of the monastery of Mar Zbina, mentioned in the Life of Symeon.[9] It has been suggested that it may be identified with the monastery of Zebinus in the Roman province of Mesopotamia, which was restored by Emperor Justinian I (r. 527–565) as per Procopius in On Buildings.[10] The village developed around the monastery and was historically inhabited by Syriac Christians who converted to Islam in c. 1583 to escape persecution.[11] The mosque at Derizbin was constructed on the site of the church.[12]

References

Notes

  1. ^ Alternatively transliterated as Dayro-Zwino or Dayr Zabina.[2]

Citations

  1. ^ Palmer (1990), p. xx.
  2. ^ Gaunt (2006), p. 333; Barsoum (2008), p. 119.
  3. ^ Mahalle, Turkey Civil Administration Departments Inventory. Retrieved 19 September 2023.
  4. ^ "Address-based population registration system (ADNKS) results dated 31 December 2022, Favorite Reports" (XLS). TÜİK. Retrieved 19 September 2023.
  5. ^ "Law No. 6360". Official Gazette (in Turkish). 6 December 2012.
  6. ^ "Classification tables of municipalities and their affiliates and local administrative units" (DOC). Official Gazette (in Turkish). 12 September 2010.
  7. ^ Tan (2018), pp. 262–263.
  8. ^ Palmer (1990), pp. xx, 262; Barsoum (2008), p. 119.
  9. ^ Bell (1989), p. 111; Sinclair (1989), p. 318.
  10. ^ Bell (1989), p. 111; Keser Kayaalp (2021), p. 187.
  11. ^ Tan (2018), p. 262; Barsoum (2008), pp. xiv, 119.
  12. ^ Tan (2018), p. 262.

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