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Village in Mardin Province, Turkey Neighbourhood in Mazıdağı, Mardin, Turkey
Bilge
Neighbourhood
Bilge is located in TurkeyBilgeBilgeLocation in Turkey
Coordinates: 37°27′50″N 40°35′17″E / 37.464°N 40.588°E / 37.464; 40.588
CountryTurkey
ProvinceMardin
DistrictMazıdağı
Population150
Time zoneUTC+3 (TRT)

Bilge (Kurdish: Zanqirt) is a neighbourhood in the municipality and district of Mazıdağı, Mardin Province in Turkey. The village is populated by Kurds of the Barava tribe and had a population of 150 in 2021.

Wedding party massacre

Main article: Mardin wedding party massacre

On May 4, 2009, gunmen killed 44 people at a wedding party in Bilge, using grenades and automatic weapons.

References

  1. ^ "31 ARALIK 2021 TARİHLİ ADRESE DAYALI NÜFUS KAYIT SİSTEMİ (ADNKS) SONUÇLARI" (XLS). TÜİK (in Turkish). Retrieved 16 December 2022.
  2. Mahalle, Turkey Civil Administration Departments Inventory. Retrieved 19 September 2023.
  3. Aşiretler raporu (in Turkish) (3rd ed.). Kaynak Yayınları. 2014. p. 218.
  4. "Many die in Turkey wedding attack". 2009-05-05. Retrieved 2020-03-15.
Neighbourhoods of Mazıdağı District


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