Acırlı, Midyat

Acırlı
Neighbourhood
Acırlı Location in Turkey
Coordinates: 37.455°N 41.297°E / 37.455; 41.297
Country	Turkey
Province	Mardin
District	Midyat
Population  (2022)	3,069
Time zone	UTC+3 (TRT)

Acırlı (Kurdish: Derizbîn; Syriac: Derizbin)[1][a] is a neighbourhood of the municipality and district of Midyat, Mardin Province, Turkey.[3] Its population is 3,069 (2022).[4] Before the 2013 reorganisation, it was a town (belde).[5][6] The village is populated by Kurds of the Kercoz tribe and by the Mhallami.[7] It is located in the historic region of Bēth Muḥallam in Tur Abdin.[8]

History

Derizbin (today called Acırlı) was previously the site of the monastery of Mar Zbina, mentioned in the Life of Symeon.[9] It has been suggested that it may be identified with the monastery of Zebinus in the Roman province of Mesopotamia, which was restored by Emperor Justinian I (r. 527–565) as per Procopius in On Buildings.[10] The village developed around the monastery and was historically inhabited by Syriac Christians who converted to Islam in c. 1583 to escape persecution.[11] The mosque at Derizbin was constructed on the site of the church.[12]

References

Notes

1. Alternatively transliterated as Dayro-Zwino or Dayr Zabina.[2]

Citations

1. Palmer (1990), p. xx.
2. Gaunt (2006), p. 333; Barsoum (2008), p. 119.
3. Mahalle, Turkey Civil Administration Departments Inventory. Retrieved 19 September 2023.
4. "Address-based population registration system (ADNKS) results dated 31 December 2022, Favorite Reports" (XLS). TÜİK. Retrieved 19 September 2023.
5. "Law No. 6360". Official Gazette (in Turkish). 6 December 2012.
6. "Classification tables of municipalities and their affiliates and local administrative units" (DOC). Official Gazette (in Turkish). 12 September 2010.
7. Tan (2018), pp. 262–263.
8. Palmer (1990), pp. xx, 262; Barsoum (2008), p. 119.
9. Bell (1989), p. 111; Sinclair (1989), p. 318.
10. Bell (1989), p. 111; Keser Kayaalp (2021), p. 187.
11. Tan (2018), p. 262; Barsoum (2008), pp. xiv, 119.
12. Tan (2018), p. 262.

Bibliography

• Barsoum, Aphrem (2008). The History of Tur Abdin. Translated by Matti Moosa. Gorgias Press. Retrieved 1 April 2021.
• Bell, Gertrude (1989). The Churches and Monasteries of the Ṭur ʻAbdin. Pindar Press.
• Gaunt, David (2006). Massacres, Resistance, Protectors: Muslim-Christian Relations in Eastern Anatolia during World War I. Gorgias Press. Retrieved 21 May 2023.
• Palmer, Andrew (1990). Monk and Mason on the Tigris Frontier: The Early History of Tur Abdin. Cambridge University Press. Retrieved 15 July 2020.
• Keser Kayaalp, Elif (2021). Church Architecture of Late Antique Northern Mesopotamia. Oxford University Press.
• Sinclair, T. A (1989). Eastern Turkey: An Architectural & Archaeological Survey. Vol. III. Pindar Press.
• Tan, Altan (2018). Turabidin'den Berriye'ye. Aşiretler - Dinler - Diller - Kültürler (in Turkish). Pak Ajans Yayincilik Turizm Ve Diş Ticaret Limited şirketi. ISBN 9789944360944.