Dargeçit

Dargeçit (Kurdish: Kerboran^[2]), (Syriac: ܟܦܪ ܒܘܪܢ‎, romanized: Kfar Buran) is a municipality and district of Mardin Province, Turkey.^[3] Its area is 519 km²,^[4] and its population is 27,147 (2022).^[1] The town is principally populated by Kurds of the Erebiyan tribe.^[5]

Dargeçit
District and municipality
Map showing Dargeçit District in Mardin Province
Dargeçit Location in Turkey
Coordinates: 37.544°N 41.720°E / 37.544; 41.720
Country	Turkey
Province	Mardin
Area	519 km2 (200 sq mi)
Elevation	940 m (3,080 ft)
Population  (2022)[1]	27,147
• Density	52/km2 (140/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+3 (TRT)
Area code	0482

History

In the nineteenth century, all the urban settlements in this zone, including Midyat and Kerboran, as well as Mardin and a lot of villages around them and in the Tur Abdin area were populated by Assyrian-Syriac Christians.^[6][7]

The district Dargeçit was established in 1987.^[8] Since the 2013 administrative reform, Dargeçit is a metropolitan district and municipality. Prior to the reform, the district comprised the main town of Dargeçit (four neighbourhoods: Bahçebaşı, Safa, Saray and Tepebaşı), two towns (Kılavuz and Sümer), thirty-six villages and twenty-six hamlets.^[9]

Composition

There are 41 neighbourhoods in Dargeçit District:^[10]

• Akçaköy (Îzar)
• Akyol (Derêca)
• Alayunt (Arbayê)
• Altınoluk (Gera Cafer)
• Altıyol (Serdef)
• Bağözü (Trîwa)
• Bahçebaşı
• Batur (Batêr)
• Baysun (Êzdîna)
• Beğendi (Gizre)
• Belen (Bakvan)
• Bostanlı (Wersikê)
• Çatalan (Deyrik)
• Çatalçam (Dayro da-Slibo)
• Çavuşlu (Zêwkê)
• Çelikköy (Çêlik)
• Çukurdere (Gelîkur)
• Değerli (Îwan)
• Gürgen (Botijê)
• Gürışık (Gundê Xace)
• Ilısu (Germav)
• Karabayır (Zengan)
• Kartalkaya (Lîyan)
• Kılavuz (Xelilan)
• Kısmetli (Basiqil kêvil)
• Korucu (Şikeftika)
• Kumdere (Şibêbiyê)
• Kuşluca (Kopraz)
• Ormaniçi (Qawaqa)
• Safa
• Saray
• Suçatı (Kerbent)
• Sümer (Deywan)
• Tanyeri (Rover)
• Tavşanlı (Xirabê Qesrê)
• Temelli (Emara)
• Tepebaşı
• Ulaş (Dîlan)
• Yanılmaz (Guriza)
• Yılmaz (Mêranê)
• Yoncalı (Zivinga Çelik)

References

1. "Address-based population registration system (ADNKS) results dated 31 December 2022, Favorite Reports" (XLS). TÜİK. Retrieved 19 September 2023.
2. Avcıkıran, Adem (2009). Kürtçe Anamnez, Anamneza bi Kurmancî. p. 55.
3. Büyükşehir İlçe Belediyesi, Turkey Civil Administration Departments Inventory. Retrieved 19 September 2023.
4. "İl ve İlçe Yüz ölçümleri". General Directorate of Mapping. Retrieved 19 September 2023.
5. Tan, Altan (2011). Turabidin'den Berriye'ye & Aşiretler (in Turkish). Nûbihar. p. 110.
6. Jongerden, Joost; Verheij, Jelle (2012-08-03). Social Relations in Ottoman Diyarbekir, 1870-1915. BRILL. pp. 24–25. ISBN 978-90-04-22518-3.
7. https://dergipark.org.tr/en/download/article-file/276501 ^{[bare URL]}
8. "İl İdaresi ve Mülki Bölümler Şube Müdürlüğü İstatistikleri - İl ve İlçe Kuruluş Tarihleri" (PDF) (in Turkish). p. 62. Retrieved 27 December 2022.
9. "Dargeçit Tarihçe" (in Turkish). Retrieved 3 October 2023.
10. Mahalle, Turkey Civil Administration Departments Inventory. Retrieved 19 September 2023.