Sarıtoprak, Bismil

Sarıtoprak
Sarıtoprak is located in Turkey
Sarıtoprak
Sarıtoprak
Location within Turkey
Coordinates: 37°50′06″N 40°28′17″E / 37.83500°N 40.47139°E / 37.83500; 40.47139
CountryTurkey
ProvinceDiyarbakır
DistrictBismil
Population
 (2022)
596
Time zoneUTC+3 (TRT)

Sarıtoprak[a] is a neighbourhood in the municipality and district of Bismil, Diyarbakır Province in Turkey.[2] Its population is 596 (2022).[3]

History

Holan (today called Sarıtoprak) was historically inhabited by Syriac Orthodox Christians.[4] The village was pillaged during the Massacres of Diyarbekir (1895).[5] In 1914, the village was populated by 50 Syriacs, according to the list presented to the Paris Peace Conference by the Assyro-Chaldean delegation.[6]

References

Notes

  1. ↑ Formerly known as Holan, Hola, Hulan, Olam, Olan, or Ulam.[1]

Citations

  1. ↑ Jongerden & Verheij (2012), p. 306; Jongerden & Verheij (2012), Annex E: British Map of Diyarbekir and surroundings, 1904 (FO 881/8362); Abed Mshiho Neman of Qarabash (2021), p. 48; Courtois (2004), p. 113.
  2. ↑ Mahalle Archived 6 July 2015 at the Wayback Machine, Turkey Civil Administration Departments Inventory. Retrieved 12 July 2023.
  3. ↑ "Address-based population registration system (ADNKS) results dated 31 December 2022, Favorite Reports" (XLS). TÜİK. Retrieved 12 July 2023.
  4. ↑ Jongerden & Verheij (2012), p. 307.
  5. ↑ Abed Mshiho Neman of Qarabash (2021), p. 48.
  6. ↑ Gaunt (2006), p. 422.

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