Duru, Silvan
Duru | |
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  Duru Location in Turkey | |
| Coordinates: 38°01′01″N 40°58′03″E / 38.01694°N 40.96750°E | |
| Country | Turkey |
| Province | Diyarbakır |
| District | Silvan |
| Population (2022) | 34 |
| Time zone | UTC+3 (TRT) |
Duru (Kurdish: Garisî; Syriac: Kūrīšā)[1] is a neighbourhood in the municipality and district of Silvan, Diyarbakır Province in Turkey.[2] It is populated by Kurds and had a population of 34 in 2022.[3][4]
History
[edit]Kūrīšā (today called Duru) was historically inhabited by Syriac Orthodox Christians.[1] In the Syriac Orthodox patriarchal register of dues of 1870, it was recorded that the village had thirteen households, who paid forty-seven dues, and did not have a church or a priest.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c Bcheiry (2009), p. 65.
- ^ Mahalle, Turkey Civil Administration Departments Inventory. Retrieved 12 July 2023.
- ^ "Address-based population registration system (ADNKS) results dated 31 December 2022, Favorite Reports" (XLS). TÜİK. Retrieved 12 July 2023.
- ^ Tîgrîs & Çakar (2012), p. 483.
Bibliography
[edit]- 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 The Syriac Orthodox Patriarchal Register of Dues of 1870: An Unpublished Historical Document from the Late Ottoman Period.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.
- Tîgrîs, Amed; Çakar, Yıldız (2012). Amed : erdnîgarî, dîrok, çand (in Kurdish).
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