Kabala, Artuklu

Kabala
Neighbourhood
Kabala is located in Turkey
Kabala
Kabala
Location in Turkey
Coordinates: 37°21′18″N 40°48′32″E / 37.355°N 40.809°E / 37.355; 40.809
CountryTurkey
ProvinceMardin
DistrictArtuklu
Population
 (2022)
8,217
Time zoneUTC+3 (TRT)

Kabala (Arabic: Kebele, Kurdish: Qebala) is a neighbourhood of the municipality and district of Artuklu, Mardin Province, Turkey.[1] Its population is 8,217 (2022).[2] Before the 2013 reorganisation, it was a town (belde).[3][4]

It is populated by Arabs, Kurds and the Mhallami.[5]

History

Kabala is a former Jewish settlement which today is predominately Arab with moreover a Kurdish population. Kurdish tribes in the village are the Hesinan and the Omerkan.[5]

References

  1. ^ Mahalle, Turkey Civil Administration Departments Inventory. Retrieved 19 September 2023.
  2. ^ "Address-based population registration system (ADNKS) results dated 31 December 2022, Favorite Reports" (XLS). TÜİK. Retrieved 19 September 2023.
  3. ^ "Law No. 6360". Official Gazette (in Turkish). 6 December 2012.
  4. ^ "Classification tables of municipalities and their affiliates and local administrative units" (DOC). Official Gazette (in Turkish). 12 September 2010.
  5. ^ a b Tan, Altan (2018). Turabidin'den Berriye'ye. Aşiretler - Dinler - Diller - Kültürler (in Turkish). pp. 298–299. ISBN 9789944360944.