Balaban, Nusaybin

Balaban
Neighbourhood
Balaban Location in Turkey
Coordinates: 37.127°N 41.512°E / 37.127; 41.512
Country	Turkey
Province	Mardin
District	Nusaybin
Population  (2021)[1]	347
Time zone	UTC+3 (TRT)

Balaban (Kurdish: Birêgiriya; Syriac: Bīrgurīya)[2][a] is a neighbourhood in the municipality and district of Nusaybin, Mardin Province in Turkey.[4] The village is populated by Kurds of the Mizizex tribe. It had a population of 347 in 2021.[1][5] The village is both Muslim and Yazidi.[6]

Etymology

The Syriac name of the village is derived from "biro" ("well" in Syriac).[7]

History

Bīrgurīya (today called Balaban) was historically inhabited by Syriac Orthodox Assyrians.[8] There were 300 Assyrians in 1914, according to the list presented to the Paris Peace Conference by the Assyro-Chaldean delegation.[9] Amidst the Sayfo, all of the Assyrians were murdered by Kurds from Kfar-Gawze.[7] In 1966, the population was 455, including 140 Turoyo-speaking Christians in 20 families.[2]

References

Notes

1. Alternatively transliterated as Bergorié, Birgirya, Birigirya, Birgüriye, or Birguriya.[3]

Citations

1. "31 ARALIK 2021 TARİHLİ ADRESE DAYALI NÜFUS KAYIT SİSTEMİ (ADNKS) SONUÇLARI" (XLS). TÜİK (in Turkish). Retrieved 16 December 2022.
2. Ritter (1967), p. 15.
3. Jongerden & Verheij (2012), p. 324; Ritter (1967), p. 15.
4. Mahalle, Turkey Civil Administration Departments Inventory. Retrieved 19 September 2023.
5. Tan (2018), "Harita 2: Turabidin ve Berriyê mıntıkalarında yer alan aşiretlerin sınırları ile il, ilçe, köy ve mezralar" [Map 2: The borders of the tribes and provinces, districts, villages and hamlets in the Turabidin and Berriyê regions].
6. Turan (1993), p. 54.
7. Gaunt (2006), p. 211.
8. Jongerden & Verheij (2012), p. 324.
9. Gaunt (2006), p. 425.

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.
• Ritter, Hellmut (1967). Turoyo: Die Volkssprache der Syrischen Christen des Tur 'Abdin (in German). Vol. 1. Franz Steiner Verlag.
• Tan, Altan (2018). Turabidin'den Berriye'ye. Aşiretler - Dinler - Diller - Kültürler (in Turkish). Pak Ajans Yayincilik Turizm Ve Diş Ticaret Limited şirketi. ISBN 9789944360944.
• Turan, Ahmet (1993). Yezidiler Tarihçeleri Coğrafi Dağılımları İnançları Örf ve Adetleri (in Turkish).