Bilge, Mazıdağı
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Bilge | |
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  Bilge Location in Turkey | |
| Coordinates: 37°27′50″N 40°35′17″E / 37.464°N 40.588°E | |
| Country | Turkey |
| Province | Mardin |
| District | Mazıdağı |
| Population (2021)[1] | 150 |
| Time zone | UTC+3 (TRT) |
Bilge (Kurdish: Zanqirt) is a neighbourhood in the municipality and district of Mazıdağı, Mardin Province in Turkey.[2] The village is populated by Kurds of the Barava tribe and had a population of 150 in 2021.[1][3]
Wedding party massacre[edit]
On May 4, 2009, gunmen killed 44 people at a wedding party in Bilge, using grenades and automatic weapons.[4]
References[edit]
- ^ a b "31 ARALIK 2021 TARİHLİ ADRESE DAYALI NÜFUS KAYIT SİSTEMİ (ADNKS) SONUÇLARI" (XLS). TÜİK (in Turkish). Retrieved 16 December 2022.
- ^ Mahalle, Turkey Civil Administration Departments Inventory. Retrieved 19 September 2023.
- ^ Aşiretler raporu (in Turkish) (3rd ed.). Kaynak Yayınları. 2014. p. 218.
- ^ "Many die in Turkey wedding attack". 2009-05-05. Retrieved 2020-03-15.
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