Gercüş
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Gercüş | |
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| Coordinates: 37°33′59″N 41°23′04″E / 37.56639°N 41.38444°E | |
| Country | Turkey |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Gündüz Günaydın (AKP) |
| Population (2021)[1] | 6,064 |
| Time zone | UTC+3 (TRT) |
| Website | www.gercus.bel.tr |
Gercüş (Kurdish: Kercews/Kercoz,[2][3] Classical Syriac: ܟܦܪ ܓܘ̈ܙܐ, romanized: Kfar Gawze"[4]), formerly known as Kerçüş, is a town and seat of the Gercüş District of Batman Province in Turkey. The mayor is Gündüz Günaydın (AKP), elected in 2019.[5]
The population was 6,064 in 2021.[1]
Neighborhoods[edit]
The town is divided into the neighborhoods of Bağlarbaşı, Çukurçeşme, Pınarbaşı and Yolağzı.[6]
History[edit]
The town of Gercus is said to be built by a wealthy Roman soldier named "Gawson" who named the village after him.[7] The town was formerly populated by Assyrians but mainly Kurds from the Kercoz tribe live in the town today.[8]
Notable people[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ a b "31 ARALIK 2021 TARİHLİ ADRESE DAYALI NÜFUS KAYIT SİSTEMİ (ADNKS) SONUÇLARI" (XLS). TÜİK (in Turkish). Retrieved 16 December 2022.
- ^ Adem, Avcıkıran (2009). Kürtçe Anamnez Anamneza bi Kurmancî (in Turkish and Kurdish). p. 56.
- ^ Tan, Altan (2011). Turabidin'den Berriye'ye & Aşiretler (in Turkish). Nûbihar. p. 110.
- ^ Talmon, Daniella (1996). Material Evidence and Narrative Sources: Interdisciplinary Studies of the History of the Muslim Middle East. p. 81. ISBN 978-90-04-27159-3.
- ^ "Gercüş Belediye Başkanı Gündüz Günaydın mazbatasını aldı". gercushaber.com (in Turkish). 15 April 2019.
- ^ "Türkiye Mülki İdare Bölümleri Envanteri". T.C. İçişleri Bakanlığı (in Turkish). Retrieved 19 December 2022.
- ^ N.Palmer, Andrew (1990). Monk and Mason on the Tigris Frontier: The Early History of Tur 'Abdin. Press syndicate of Cambridge university. p. 54. ISBN 9780521360265.
- ^ Tan, Altan (2011). Turabidin'den Berriye'ye & Aşiretler (in Turkish). Nûbihar. p. 172.
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