Oymak, İdil

Oymak
Village
Oymak
Location in Turkey
Coordinates: 37°15′07″N 41°51′40″E / 37.252°N 41.861°E / 37.252; 41.861
CountryTurkey
ProvinceŞırnak
Districtİdil
Population
 (2021)[1]
1,380
Time zoneUTC+3 (TRT)

Oymak (Kurdish: Rêzok;[2] Syriac: Rizök)[3][a] is a village in the İdil District of Şırnak Province in Turkey.[4] The village is populated by Kurds of the Hesinan tribe and had a population of 1,380 in 2021.[1][2]

The hamlet of Köşkönü is attached to the village.[4]

History

Rizök (today called Oymak) was historically inhabited by Syriac Orthodox Christians.[3] In 1914, there were 100 Syriacs, as per the list presented to the Paris Peace Conference by the Assyro-Chaldean delegation.[5] It was located in the kaza of Midyat.[5]

References

Notes

  1. ^ Alternatively transliterated as Rizok or Rjoké.[3]

Citations

  1. ^ a b "31 ARALIK 2021 TARİHLİ ADRESE DAYALI NÜFUS KAYIT SİSTEMİ (ADNKS) SONUÇLARI" (XLS). TÜİK (in Turkish). Retrieved 16 December 2022.
  2. ^ a b Baz (2016), p. 137.
  3. ^ a b c Jongerden & Verheij (2012), p. 323.
  4. ^ a b "Türkiye Mülki İdare Bölümleri Envanteri". T.C. İçişleri Bakanlığı (in Turkish). Retrieved 19 December 2022.
  5. ^ a b Gaunt (2006), p. 427.

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