Eskiköy, Silvan

Eskiköy
Neighbourhood
Eskiköy
Location in Turkey
Coordinates: 38°09′58″N 40°56′55″E / 38.16611°N 40.94861°E / 38.16611; 40.94861
CountryTurkey
ProvinceDiyarbakır
DistrictSilvan
Population
 (2022)
236
Time zoneUTC+3 (TRT)

Eskiköy (Kurdish: Pîrexala; Syriac: Bīrā Ḫālā)[1][a] is a neighbourhood in the municipality and district of Silvan, Diyarbakır Province in Turkey.[3] It is populated by Kurds and had a population of 236 in 2022.[4][5]

History

Bīrā Ḫālā (today called Eskiköy) was historically inhabited by Syriac Orthodox Christians and Kurdish-speaking Armenians.[6] In the Syriac Orthodox patriarchal register of dues of 1870, it was recorded that the village had eight households, who paid seventeen dues, and did not have a church or a priest.[1] There were seven Armenian hearths in 1880.[7] The Armenians were killed by the Belek, Bekran, Şegro, and other Kurdish tribes in May 1915 amidst the Armenian genocide.[8]

References

Notes

  1. ^ Also spelt as Pireghalan, Piréghalan, Pir-Halu, Pir-Halou, Pirehalan, or Pirhalan.[2]

Citations

  1. ^ a b Bcheiry (2009), p. 65.
  2. ^ Jongerden & Verheij (2012), p. 312; Kévorkian (2006), p. 273.
  3. ^ Mahalle, Turkey Civil Administration Departments Inventory. Retrieved 12 July 2023.
  4. ^ "Address-based population registration system (ADNKS) results dated 31 December 2022, Favorite Reports" (XLS). TÜİK. Retrieved 12 July 2023.
  5. ^ Tîgrîs & Çakar (2012), p. 493.
  6. ^ Jongerden & Verheij (2012), p. 312; Bcheiry (2009), p. 65; Kévorkian (2011), p. 367.
  7. ^ Kévorkian (2006), p. 273.
  8. ^ Kévorkian (2011), pp. 367–368.

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