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Gercüş District
Gercüş District is a district of Batman Province in Turkey. The town of Gercüş is the seat and the district had a population of 19,304 in 2021.İlçe Belediyesi Turkey Civil Administration Departments Inventory. Retrieved 30 January 2023. Its area is 914 km2. The district was established in 1926. Composition There are two in Gercüş District: * Gercüş * Kayapınar There are 58 |
Gercüş
Gercüş (; ) is a town and seat of the Gercüş District of Batman Province in Turkey. The town is populated by Kurds of the Kercoz tribe and had a population of 6,064 in 2021. The town is divided into the neighbourhoods of Bağlarbaşı, Çukurçeşme, Pınarbaşı and Yolağzı. Etymology The town's name in Syriac translates to "village of the walnut-tree". The Kurdish name is derived from the Kurdish word for " tell, settlement mound". History According to the ''Life'' of Jacob of Ṣalaḥ, Kfar-Gawze (today called Gercüş) was founded by a wealthy Roman soldier named Gawson prior to Jacob's death in 421 AD. Gawson had been forced to leave Ṣalaḥ after it was discovered that his daughter had committed adultery with his servant Decius. The village is also mentioned in the ''Life'' of Theodotus of Amida (). In the Syriac Orthodox patriarchal register of dues of 1870, it was recorded that Kfar-Gawze had sixteen households, who paid twenty-nine dues, and did not have a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Başova, Gercüş
Başova () is a village in the Gercüş District of Batman Province in Turkey. The village is populated by Kurds Kurds (), or the Kurdish people, are an Iranian peoples, Iranic ethnic group from West Asia. They are indigenous to Kurdistan, which is a geographic region spanning southeastern Turkey, northwestern Iran, northern Iraq, and northeastern Syri ... of the Kercoz tribe and had a population of 64 in 2021. References {{Gercüş District Villages in Gercüş District Kurdish settlements in Batman Province ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gökçe, Gercüş
Tepecik () is a village in the Gercüş District of Batman Province in Turkey. The village is populated by Kurds Kurds (), or the Kurdish people, are an Iranian peoples, Iranic ethnic group from West Asia. They are indigenous to Kurdistan, which is a geographic region spanning southeastern Turkey, northwestern Iran, northern Iraq, and northeastern Syri ... of the Habezbenî tribe and had a population of 149 in 2021. References {{Gercüş District Villages in Gercüş District Kurdish settlements in Batman Province ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Geçitköy, Gercüş
Geçitköy () is a village in the Gercüş District of Batman Province in Turkey. The village is populated by Kurds of the Hesar tribe and had a population of 127 in 2021. The hamlet ''The Tragedy of Hamlet, Prince of Denmark'', often shortened to ''Hamlet'' (), is a Shakespearean tragedy, tragedy written by William Shakespeare sometime between 1599 and 1601. It is Shakespeare's longest play. Set in Denmark, the play (the ... of Gökdere () is attached to the village. References {{Gercüş District Villages in Gercüş District Kurdish settlements in Batman Province ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eymir, Gercüş
Eymir () is a village in the Gercüş District of Batman Province in Turkey. The village is populated by Kurds Kurds (), or the Kurdish people, are an Iranian peoples, Iranic ethnic group from West Asia. They are indigenous to Kurdistan, which is a geographic region spanning southeastern Turkey, northwestern Iran, northern Iraq, and northeastern Syri ... of the Habezbenî tribe and had a population of 110 in 2021. References {{Gercüş District Villages in Gercüş District Kurdish settlements in Batman Province ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Düzmeşe, Gercüş
Düzmeşe () is a village in the Gercüş District of Batman Province in Turkey. The village is populated by Kurds Kurds (), or the Kurdish people, are an Iranian peoples, Iranic ethnic group from West Asia. They are indigenous to Kurdistan, which is a geographic region spanning southeastern Turkey, northwestern Iran, northern Iraq, and northeastern Syri ... of the Kercoz tribe and had a population of 56 in 2021. References {{Gercüş District Villages in Gercüş District Kurdish settlements in Batman Province ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Doruk, Gercüş
Doruk () is a village in the Gercüş District of Batman Province in Turkey. The village is populated by Kurds of the Habezbenî tribe and had a population of 242 in 2021. The hamlet ''The Tragedy of Hamlet, Prince of Denmark'', often shortened to ''Hamlet'' (), is a Shakespearean tragedy, tragedy written by William Shakespeare sometime between 1599 and 1601. It is Shakespeare's longest play. Set in Denmark, the play (the ... of Doruk is attached to the village. References {{Gercüş District Villages in Gercüş District Kurdish settlements in Batman Province ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dereli, Gercüş
Dereli () is a village in the Gercüş District of Batman Province in Turkey. The village is populated by Kurds Kurds (), or the Kurdish people, are an Iranian peoples, Iranic ethnic group from West Asia. They are indigenous to Kurdistan, which is a geographic region spanning southeastern Turkey, northwestern Iran, northern Iraq, and northeastern Syri ... of the Basiqil tribe and had a population of 58 in 2021. References {{Gercüş District Villages in Gercüş District Kurdish settlements in Batman Province ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dereiçi, Gercüş
Dereiçi () is a village in the Gercüş District of Batman Province in Turkey. The village is populated by Kurds Kurds (), or the Kurdish people, are an Iranian peoples, Iranic ethnic group from West Asia. They are indigenous to Kurdistan, which is a geographic region spanning southeastern Turkey, northwestern Iran, northern Iraq, and northeastern Syri ... of the Bêcirmanî tribe and had a population of 46 in 2021. References {{Gercüş District Villages in Gercüş District Kurdish settlements in Batman Province ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Çukuryurt, Gercüş
Çukuryurt (; ) is a village in the Gercüş District of Batman Province in Turkey. The village is populated by Kurds of the Arnas tribe and had a population of 478 in 2021. It is located in the historic region of Tur Abdin. The hamlet of Tutumlu is attached to the village. History Ben-Kelbe (today called Çukuryurt) has been tentatively identified with the village of Bar Kalbe mentioned in the ''Life'' of Simeon of the Olives (). In the Syriac Orthodox patriarchal register of dues of 1870, it was recorded that there were twenty-seven households, who paid twenty-seven dues, and the village did not have a church or a priest. In 1915, it was inhabited by 30 or 35 Syriac families. The village served as the residence of two feuding Kurdish clan leaders, Izzeddin, chief of the Tammero clan, and Shamdin from the clan of Hasan Shamdin, with the village's Syriac population also divided in their allegiances between the two. Amidst the Sayfo The Sayfo (, ), also known as the Seyfo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Çiçekli, Gercüş
Çiçekli () is a village in the Gercüş District of Batman Province in Turkey. It is populated by Kurds Kurds (), or the Kurdish people, are an Iranian peoples, Iranic ethnic group from West Asia. They are indigenous to Kurdistan, which is a geographic region spanning southeastern Turkey, northwestern Iran, northern Iraq, and northeastern Syri ... of the Derhawî tribe and had a population of 135 in 2021. References {{Gercüş District Villages in Gercüş District Kurdish settlements in Batman Province ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cevizli, Gercüş
Cevizli () is a village in the Gercüş District of Batman Province in Turkey. The village is populated by Kurds Kurds (), or the Kurdish people, are an Iranian peoples, Iranic ethnic group from West Asia. They are indigenous to Kurdistan, which is a geographic region spanning southeastern Turkey, northwestern Iran, northern Iraq, and northeastern Syri ... of the Basiqil tribe and had a population of 11 in 2021. References {{Gercüş District Villages in Gercüş District Kurdish settlements in Batman Province ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |