Güçlü, Silvan
Güçlü | |
|---|---|
  Güçlü Location in Turkey | |
| Coordinates: 38°07′38″N 40°54′34″E / 38.12722°N 40.90944°E | |
| Country | Turkey |
| Province | Diyarbakır |
| District | Silvan |
| Population (2022) | 582 |
| Time zone | UTC+3 (TRT) |
Güçlü (Kurdish: Zêrê; Syriac: Zere)[1][a] is a neighbourhood in the municipality and district of Silvan, Diyarbakır Province in Turkey.[3] It is populated by Kurds and had a population of 582 in 2022.[4][5]
History
Zere (today called Güçlü) was historically inhabited by Chaldean Catholics, Syriac Orthodox Christians, and Armenians.[2] By 1913, there were 120 recently converted Chaldean Catholics at the village who were served by one priest without a church as part of the archdiocese of Amida.[6] In 1914, it was populated by 200 Syriacs, according to the list presented to the Paris Peace Conference by the Assyro-Chaldean delegation.[7]
References
Notes
Citations
- ^ Wilmshurst (2000), p. 53.
- ^ a b Jongerden & Verheij (2012), p. 313.
- ^ Mahalle, Turkey Civil Administration Departments Inventory. Retrieved 12 July 2023.
- ^ "Address-based population registration system (ADNKS) results dated 31 December 2022, Favorite Reports" (XLS). TÜİK. Retrieved 12 July 2023.
- ^ Tîgrîs & Çakar (2012), p. 497.
- ^ Wilmshurst (2000), p. 53; Gaunt (2006), p. 429.
- ^ Gaunt (2006), p. 422.
Bibliography
- Gaunt, David (2006). Massacres, Resistance, Protectors: Muslim-Christian Relations in Eastern Anatolia during World War I. Gorgias Press. Retrieved 21 May 2023.
- Jongerden, Joost; Verheij, Jelle, eds. (2012). Social Relations in Ottoman Diyarbekir, 1870-1915. Brill. Retrieved 20 November 2024.
- Tîgrîs, Amed; Çakar, Yıldız (2012). Amed : erdnîgarî, dîrok, çand (in Kurdish).
- Wilmshurst, David (2000). The Ecclesiastical Organisation of the Church of the East, 1318–1913 (PDF). Peeters Publishers. Retrieved 30 October 2024.