Mardin Province
Mardin Province
Mardin ili | |
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Country | Turkey |
Region | Southeast Anatolia |
Subregion | Mardin |
Government | |
• Electoral district | Mardin |
• Governor | Mustafa Yaman |
• Metropolitan Mayor | Ahmet Turk (HDP) |
Area | |
• Total | 8,891 km2 (3,433 sq mi) |
Population (2018)[1] | |
• Total | 829,195 |
• Density | 93/km2 (240/sq mi) |
Area code | 0482 |
Vehicle registration | 47 |
Mardin Province (Classical Syriac: ܡܪܕܐ, Turkish: Mardin ili, Kurdish: Parêzgeha Mêrdînê, Arabic: ماردين,), is a province of Turkey with a population of 809,719 in 2017. The population was 835,173 in 2000. The capital of the Mardin Province is Mardin (Classical Syriac: ܡܶܪܕܺܝܢ "Mardin" Arabic: ماردين, Mardīn). Located near the traditional boundary of Anatolia and Mesopotamia, it has a diverse population, composed of Kurdish, Arab and Assyrian people, with Kurds forming the majority of the province's population.[2]
History
Mardin comes from the Syriac word (ܡܪܕܐ) and means "fortresses".[3][4]
The first known civilization were the Subarian-Hurrians who were then succeeded in 3000 BCE by the Hurrians. The Elamites gained control around 2230 BCE and were followed by the Babylonians, Hittites, Assyrians, Romans and Byzantines.[5]
The local Assyrians/Syriacs, while very reduced due to the massacres of the Assyrian Genocide and conflicts between the Kurds and Turks, hold on to two of the oldest monasteries in the world, Dayro d-Mor Hananyo (Turkish Deyrülzafaran, English Saffron Monastery) and Deyrulumur Monastery. The Christian community is concentrated on the Tur Abdin plateau and in the town of Midyat, with a smaller community (approximately 200) in the provincial capital.
Districts
Mardin province is divided into 10 districts (capital district in bold):
- Mardin (Central district, after 2014 it will be named Artuklu)
- Dargeçit
- Derik
- Kızıltepe
- Mazıdağı
- Midyat
- Nusaybin
- Ömerli
- Savur
- Yeşilli
Gallery
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Mor Yuhanun church
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Mar Jacob Church in Nusaybin
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Dayro d-Mor Hananyo monastery
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Minaret of the grand mosque of Mardin (12th century) and the view of the Mesopotamian plains.
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Kasimiye madrasa (14th century)
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Zinciriye Madrasa (14th century)
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View of Savur and the grand mosque in the center
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Abdullatif mosque (14th century)
References
- ^ "Population of provinces by years - 2000-2018". Turkish Statistical Institute. Retrieved 9 March 2019.
- ^ Watts, Nicole F. (2010). Activists in Office: Kurdish Politics and Protest in Turkey (Studies in Modernity and National Identity). Seattle: University of Washington Press. p. 167. ISBN 978-0-295-99050-7.
- ^ Lipiński, Edward (2000). The Aramaeans: Their Ancient History, Culture, Religion. Peeters Publishers. p. 146. ISBN 978-90-429-0859-8.
- ^ Payne Smith's A Compendious Syriac Dictionary, Dukhrana.com
- ^ "- Antik Tatlıdede Konağı - Mardin". www.tatlidede.com.tr. Retrieved 19 March 2018.