Kocatepe, Derik

Kocatepe
Kocatepe is located in Turkey
Kocatepe
Kocatepe
Location within Turkey
Coordinates: 37°14′06″N 40°09′58″E / 37.235°N 40.166°E / 37.235; 40.166
CountryTurkey
ProvinceMardin
DistrictDerik
Population
 (2021)[1]
763
Time zoneUTC+3 (TRT)

Kocatepe (Kurdish: Dêşî)[a] is a neighbourhood in the municipality and district of Derik, Mardin Province in Turkey.[3] The village had a population of 763 in 2021.[1]

History

Deshi (today called Kocatepe) was historically inhabited by Armenians.[2] It was located in the Derik kaza in the Diyarbakır sanjak in the Diyarbekir vilayet in c. 1900.[2]

References

Notes

  1. ↑ Also known as Deshi or Meşkinan.[2]

Citations

  1. 1 2 "31 ARALIK 2021 TARİHLİ ADRESE DAYALI NÜFUS KAYIT SİSTEMİ (ADNKS) SONUÇLARI" (XLS). TÜİK (in Turkish). Retrieved 16 December 2022.
  2. 1 2 3 Jongerden & Verheij (2012), p. 316.
  3. ↑ Mahalle Archived 2023-03-06 at the Wayback Machine, Turkey Civil Administration Departments Inventory. Retrieved 19 September 2023.

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