Koçak, Gercüş
Koçak | |
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Koçak Location in Turkey | |
| Coordinates: 37°34′19″N 41°30′58″E / 37.572°N 41.516°E | |
| Country | Turkey |
| Province | Batman |
| District | Gercüş |
| Population (2021)[1] | 444 |
| Time zone | UTC+3 (TRT) |
Koçak (Kurdish: Kerkinnê;[2][a] Syriac: Karḫnū)[4] is a village in the Gercüş District of Batman Province in Turkey.[5] The village is populated by Kurds of the Dermemikan tribe and had a population of 444 in 2021.[1][2] It is located in the historic region of Tur Abdin.[6]
History
Karḫnū (today called Koçak) was historically inhabited by Syriac Orthodox Christians.[4] In the Syriac Orthodox patriarchal register of dues of 1870, it was recorded that the village had 3 households, who did not pay any dues, and did not have a church or a priest.[4]
References
Notes
Citations
- ^ a b "31 ARALIK 2021 TARİHLİ ADRESE DAYALI NÜFUS KAYIT SİSTEMİ (ADNKS) SONUÇLARI" (XLS). TÜİK (in Turkish). Retrieved 16 December 2022.
- ^ a b Tan (2018), p. 133.
- ^ Dinno (2017), p. 384.
- ^ a b c Bcheiry (2009), p. 52.
- ^ "Türkiye Mülki İdare Bölümleri Envanteri". T.C. İçişleri Bakanlığı (in Turkish). Archived from the original on 6 July 2015. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
- ^ Bcheiry (2009), pp. 50–51.
Bibliography
- Bcheiry, Iskandar (2009). The Syriac Orthodox Patriarchal Register of Dues of 1870: An Unpublished Historical Document from the Late Ottoman Period. Gorgias Press. Retrieved 21 March 2025.
- Dinno, Khalid S. (2017). The Syrian Orthodox Christians in the Late Ottoman Period and Beyond: Crisis then Revival. Gorgias Press. Retrieved 26 November 2024.
- Tan, Altan (2018). Turabidin'den Berriye'ye. Aşiretler - Dinler - Diller - Kültürler (in Turkish). ISBN 9789944360944.