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Gercüş
Gercüş
Coordinates: 37°33′59″N 41°23′04″E / 37.56639°N 41.38444°E / 37.56639; 41.38444
Country	Turkey
Province	Batman
Government
• Mayor	Abdulkerim Kaya (BDP)
• Kaymakam	Tarkan Keskin
Area
• District	826.04 km (318.94 sq mi)
Population
• Total	19,304
Website	www.gercus.bel.tr

Gercüş (Template:Lang-ku, Template:Lang-syc") is a town and district in Batman Province of Turkey. The mayor is Abdulkerim Kaya (BDP).

History

The town of Gercus is said to be built by a wealthy Roman soldier named "Gawson" who named the village after him. The town was formerly populated by Assyrians but mainly Kurds from the Kercoz tribe live in the town today.

Demographics

List of town and village by ethnicity and tribe:

Notable people

• Cigerxwîn

References

1. "Area of regions (including lakes), km²". Regional Statistics Database. Turkish Statistical Institute. 2002. Retrieved 2013-03-05.
2. Adem, Avcıkıran (2009). Kürtçe Anamnez Anamneza bi Kurmancî (in Turkish and Kurdish). p. 56.
3. Tan, Altan (2011). Turabidin'den Berriye'ye & Aşiretler (in Turkish). Nûbihar. p. 110.
4. Talmon, Daniella (1996). Material Evidence and Narrative Sources: Interdisciplinary Studies of the History of the Muslim Middle East. p. 81. ISBN 978-90-04-27159-3.
5. N.Palmer, Andrew (1990). Monk and Mason on the Tigris Frontier: The Early History of Tur `Abdin. Press syndicate of Cambridge university. p. 54. ISBN 9780521360265.
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12. "Bademleriyle meşhur tarihi bir köy: Çiçekli" (in Turkish). 1 March 2018. Retrieved 27 November 2022.
13. ^ Tan, Altan (2018). Turabidin'den Berriye'ye. Aşiretler - Dinler - Diller - Kültürler (in Turkish). p. 177. ISBN 9789944360944.
14. ^ Keskin, Necat (2014). "Akışkan Kimlikler: Etnik ve Dini Kimlik Arasında Becirman Seyyidleri" (in Turkish). Ankara: 142. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
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20. Peter Alfred, Andrews; Benninghaus, Rüdiger, eds. (1989). Ethnic Groups in the Republic of Turkey. p. 376.

v t e Gercüş in Batman Province of Turkey
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