Savur
Savur | |
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District and municipality | |
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 Map showing Savur District in Mardin Province | |
  Savur Location in Turkey | |
| Coordinates: 37°32′15″N 40°53′21″E / 37.53750°N 40.88917°E | |
| Country | Turkey |
| Province | Mardin |
Area | 962 km2 (371 sq mi) |
| Population (2022)[1] | 24,821 |
| • Density | 26/km2 (67/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+3 (TRT) |
| Area code | 0482 |
| Website | www |
Savur (Syriac: ܨܰܘܪܳܐ, romanized: Ṣawro;[2] Arabic: صور, romanized: Ṣawr;[3] Kurdish: Stewr),[4] formerly known as Savor, is a municipality and district of Mardin Province, Turkey.[5] Its area is 962 km2,[6] and its population is 24,821 (2022).[1]
Demographics
According to the Armenian Patriarchate of Constantinople, 1,032 lived in Savur on the eve of World War I. They had one church and two schools. They were massacred during the Armenian genocide. The Agha Petros mentions an Assyrian population of 200.[7]
| Turkish | Arabic | Kurdish | Circassian | Armenian | Unknown or other language |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 387 | 8,443 | 18,749 | – | – | 7 |
| Muslim | Christian | Jewish | Unknown or other religion |
|---|---|---|---|
| 27,203 | 48 | – | 335 |
Today, the town is populated by Arabs, Assyrians and Kurds.[9][10]
Politics
In the local elections of March 2019, Gülistan Öncü of the pro-minority HDP was elected mayor.[11] On 15 November 2019, she was detained due to an investigation related to terrorism. She was dismissed the following day, and District Governor Bayram Türker was appointed as a trustee.[12]
Composition
There are 41 neighbourhoods in Savur District:[13]
- Akyürek (Menda)
- Armutalan (Zivinga Menda)
- Bağyaka (Bakustan)
- Başağaç (Siçwan)
- Başkavak (Ehmedî)
- Bengisu
- Çınarönü (Cilîn)
- Dereiçi (Qeleth)
- Durusu (Kunifir)
- Evkuran (Dêrslav)
- Gölbaşı
- Harmantepe (Xerab Memo)
- Hisarkaya (Kela Pozreş)
- İçören
- İşgören (Qewsan)
- Kaplan
- Karaköy (Xerabreş)
- Kayacıklar (Bazikê)
- Kayatepe
- Kırbalı (Qerbe)
- Kırkdirek (Çilstûn, Kirdilek)
- Kocahüyük (Sêgira, Qosê)
- Köprülü (Bakaysê)
- Koşuyolu
- Ormancık (Askêla)
- Pınardere (Elfan)
- Safa
- Sancaklı (Birîva)
- Şenocak (Şutê)
- Serenli (Dengizan)
- Seydin
- Soylu (Dêrîş)
- Sürgücü (Ewîna)
- Taşlık (Cirzê)
- Tokluca
- Üçerli (Dêrteyar)
- Üçkavak
- Yaylayanı (Memika)
- Yazır (Qunzêrîp)
- Yenilmez
- Yeşilalan (Barman)
Notable people
- Aziz Sancar, Turkish scientist of Arab origin and second Turkish nobel laureate[14]
References
- ^ a b "Address-based population registration system (ADNKS) results dated 31 December 2022, Favorite Reports" (XLS). TÜİK. Retrieved 19 September 2023.
- ^ "The Mhalmoyto city of Sawro ܨܰܘܪܐ". SyriacPress. 2022-04-30. Retrieved 2022-05-12.
- ^ al-Hamawi, Yaqut (1220). Kitāb Mu'jam al-Buldān.
- ^ Avcıkıran, Adem (2009). Kürtçe Anamnez, Anamneza bi Kurmancî (in Kurdish and Turkish). p. 55.
- ^ Büyükşehir İlçe Belediyesi, Turkey Civil Administration Departments Inventory. Retrieved 19 September 2023.
- ^ "İl ve İlçe Yüz ölçümleri". General Directorate of Mapping. Retrieved 19 September 2023.
- ^ "Kaza Savur / Sur / ܨܘܪܐ - Ṣawro". Virtual Genocide Memorial. Retrieved 2023-09-18.
- ^ a b https://www.sosyalarastirmalar.com/articles/mardin-population-census-republic-of-turkey-by-first-results.pdf [bare URL PDF]
- ^ Tan, Altan (2011). Turabidin'den Berriye'ye & Aşiretler (in Turkish). Nûbihar. p. 271.
- ^ Özdem, Filiz (2005). Taşın belleği Mardin (in Turkish). Yapı Kredi Yayınları. p. 297.
- ^ Şafak, Yeni (2019-11-16). "Mardin Savur Seçim Sonuçları – Savur Yerel Seçim Sonuçları". Yeni Şafak (in Turkish). Retrieved 2019-11-16.
- ^ "4 HDP mayors in southeastern Turkey dismissed on terror charges". DailySabah. 16 November 2019. Retrieved 2019-11-16.
- ^ Mahalle, Turkey Civil Administration Departments Inventory. Retrieved 19 September 2023.
- ^ "The Nobel Prize in Chemistry 2015". NobelPrize.org. Retrieved 2019-11-16.
