Neighbourhood in Midyat, Mardin, Turkey
| Narlı | |
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| Neighbourhood | |
  NarlıLocation in Turkey | |
| Coordinates: 37°27′29″N 41°29′10″E / 37.458°N 41.486°E / 37.458; 41.486 | |
| Country | Turkey |
| Province | Mardin |
| District | Midyat |
| Population | 387 |
| Time zone | UTC+3 (TRT) |
Narlı (Kurdish: Helax; Syriac: Aḥlaḥ) is a neighbourhood in the municipality and district of Midyat, Mardin Province in Turkey. The village is populated by Assyrians and by Kurds of the Dermemikan tribe and had a population of 387 in 2021. It is located in the historic region of Tur Abdin.
History
Aḥlaḥ (today called Narlı) was inhabited by three or four Assyrian families in 1915. The Assyrians adhered to the Syriac Orthodox Church. Amidst the Sayfo, the Assyrians of Aḥlaḥ were protected by their Kurdish neighbours. Some Assyrians who took refuge at ‘Ayn-Wardo were shot as they attempted to return to their village. The population of the village was 984 in 1960. There were 30 Kurdish-speaking Christians in five families in 1966. By 1987, there were no remaining Assyrians.
Demography
The following is a list of the number of Assyrian families that have inhabited Aḥlaḥ per year stated. Unless otherwise stated, all figures are from the list provided in The Syrian Orthodox Christians in the Late Ottoman Period and Beyond: Crisis then Revival, as noted in the bibliography below.
- 1915: 3–4
- 1966: 5
- 1978: 5
- 1979: 3
- 1981: 3
- 1987: 0
References
Notes
- Also spelt as Helexe.
- Alternatively transliterated as Achlah, Âhlah, Ahlah, Halah, or Ḥalāḥ. Nisba: Halaxī.
Citations
- ^ "31 ARALIK 2021 TARİHLİ ADRESE DAYALI NÜFUS KAYIT SİSTEMİ (ADNKS) SONUÇLARI" (XLS). TÜİK (in Turkish). Retrieved 16 December 2022.
- ^ Tan (2018), p. 132.
- Biner (2020), p. x.
- ^ Palmer (1990), p. xx.
- Palmer (1990), p. xx; Jongerden & Verheij (2012), p. 322; Gaunt (2006), p. 200; Courtois (2004), p. 227.
- ^ Ritter (1967), p. 12.
- "Türkiye Mülki İdare Bölümleri Envanteri". T.C. İçişleri Bakanlığı (in Turkish). Retrieved 19 December 2022.
- Courtois (2004), p. 227; Gaunt (2006), p. 200.
- Jongerden & Verheij (2012), p. 322.
- Gaunt (2006), p. 200.
- Gaunt (2006), p. 205; Travis (2018), p. 187.
- Courtois (2004), p. 227.
- Dinno (2017), p. 383.
Bibliography
- Biner, Zerrin Özlem (2020). States of Dispossession: Violence and Precarious Coexistence in Southeast Turkey. University of Pennsylvania Press. Retrieved 26 November 2024.
- Courtois, Sébastien de (2004). The Forgotten Genocide: Eastern Christians, The Last Arameans. Translated by Vincent Aurora. Gorgias Press. Retrieved 20 November 2024.
- Dinno, Khalid S. (2017). The Syrian Orthodox Christians in the Late Ottoman Period and Beyond: Crisis then Revival. Gorgias Press. Retrieved 26 November 2024.
- Gaunt, David (2006). Massacres, Resistance, Protectors: Muslim-Christian Relations in Eastern Anatolia during World War I. Gorgias Press. Retrieved 21 May 2023.
- Jongerden, Joost; Verheij, Jelle, eds. (2012). Social Relations in Ottoman Diyarbekir, 1870-1915. Brill. Retrieved 20 November 2024.
- Palmer, Andrew (1990). Monk and Mason on the Tigris Frontier: The Early History of Tur Abdin. Cambridge University Press. Retrieved 15 July 2020.
- Ritter, Hellmut (1967). Turoyo: Die Volkssprache der Syrischen Christen des Tur 'Abdin (in German). Vol. 1. Franz Steiner Verlag.
- Tan, Altan (2018). Turabidin'den Berriye'ye. Aşiretler - Dinler - Diller - Kültürler (in Turkish). Pak Ajans Yayincilik Turizm Ve Diş Ticaret Limited şirketi. ISBN 9789944360944.
- Travis, Hannibal, ed. (2018). The Assyrian Genocide: Cultural and Political Legacies (PDF). Routledge. Retrieved 30 October 2024.
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