Gelinkaya, Midyat

Gelinkaya
Neighbourhood
Gelinkaya is located in Turkey
Gelinkaya
Gelinkaya
Location in Turkey
Coordinates: 37°25′05″N 41°16′08″E / 37.418°N 41.269°E / 37.418; 41.269
CountryTurkey
ProvinceMardin
DistrictMidyat
Population
 (2022)
1,542
Time zoneUTC+3 (TRT)

Gelinkaya (Arabic: کفر خۆار, romanized: Kafarḥuvar)[1] is a neighbourhood of the municipality and district of Midyat, Mardin Province, Turkey.[2] Its population is 1,542 (2022).[3] Before the 2013 reorganisation, it was a town (belde).[4][5] The village is populated by Kurds and Mhallami.[6]

Etymology

The word 'Keferhuvar' means 'village with white stones' in Syriac.[6]

History

Gelinkaya is a former Assyrian village. It became the administrative center for the Mhallami in the 1850s when a beg from nearby Dêrizbin settled in the village, after a conflict with his relatives. After the Assyrian genocide and in the 1920s, Kurds from nearby villages such as Deywan and Helex but also from the Sinjar region arrived to the village.[6]

Notable people

References

  1. ^ İbrahim, İşler, ed. (2018). Midyat'ta Konuşulan Muhallemi Lehçesi: Arapça-Türkçe Sözlük (in Turkish). Mevsimler. p. 137.
  2. ^ Mahalle, Turkey Civil Administration Departments Inventory. Retrieved 19 September 2023.
  3. ^ "Address-based population registration system (ADNKS) results dated 31 December 2022, Favorite Reports" (XLS). TÜİK. Retrieved 19 September 2023.
  4. ^ "Law No. 6360". Official Gazette (in Turkish). 6 December 2012.
  5. ^ "Classification tables of municipalities and their affiliates and local administrative units" (DOC). Official Gazette (in Turkish). 12 September 2010.
  6. ^ a b c Tan, Altan (2018). Turabidin'den Berriye'ye. Aşiretler - Dinler - Diller - Kültürler (in Turkish). p. 257. ISBN 9789944360944.
  7. ^ "TBMM - Orhan MİROĞLU" (in Turkish). Retrieved 29 December 2022.