Kuyulu, Derik

Kuyulu
Kuyulu is located in Turkey
Kuyulu
Kuyulu
Location within Turkey
Coordinates: 37°12′58″N 40°12′07″E / 37.216°N 40.202°E / 37.216; 40.202
CountryTurkey
ProvinceMardin
DistrictDerik
Population
 (2021)[1]
349
Time zoneUTC+3 (TRT)

Kuyulu (Kurdish: Selmê)[a] is a neighbourhood in the municipality and district of Derik, Mardin Province in Turkey.[3] The village is populated by Kurds of the Şêxan tribe and had a population of 349 in 2021.[1][4]

History

Selmi (today called Kuyulu) was historically inhabited by Armenians.[5] It was located in the Derik kaza in the Diyarbakır sanjak in the Diyarbekir vilayet in c. 1900.[5] In 1914, the village's population was 200, including a few Catholic families who were visited by a priest from Tell Armen.[6]

References

Notes

  1. ↑ Also known as Salme, Selmi or Sulme.[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. ↑ Jongerden & Verheij (2012), p. 316; Courtois (2004), p. 73.
  3. ↑ Mahalle Archived 2015-07-06 at the Wayback Machine, Turkey Civil Administration Departments Inventory. Retrieved 19 September 2023.
  4. ↑ Aşiretler raporu (in Turkish) (3rd ed.). Kaynak Yayınları. 2014. p. 248.
  5. 1 2 Jongerden & Verheij (2012), p. 316.
  6. ↑ Courtois (2004), p. 73.

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