Şenyurt, Kızıltepe

Şenyurt (Kurdish: Dirbêsî) is a village in the Kızıltepe District of Mardin Province in Turkey.[2] The village is populated by Kurds of the Kîkan tribe and had a population of 1,271 in 2021.[3][4]

Şenyurt
Village
Şenyurt is located in Turkey
Şenyurt
Şenyurt
Location in Turkey
Coordinates: 37.082°N 40.650°E / 37.082; 40.650
CountryTurkey
ProvinceMardin
DistrictKızıltepe
Population
 (2021)[1]
1,271
Time zoneTRT (UTC+3)

Geography

Şenyurt is in the Kızıltepe district of Mardin Province. It is situated 12 kilometres (7.5 mi) south of Kızıltepe and 30 kilometres (19 mi) south of Mardin.

History

After the First World War, the Ottoman Empire collapsed and Syria was occupied by the French army. Later, the French occupation zone became the Syrian Arab Republic. The Syria–Turkey border line follows the railroad. Like all settlements on the railroad, the southern quarters of the town are in Syria and the northern quarters are in Turkey. The southern portion in Syria is Al-Dirbasiyah (Arabic: الدرباسية).[1]

Economy

In 2016, Turkey decided to build a wall along the border with Syria and the border gate closed in 2017, as the wall was about to be in place. Thus, the town lost an important source of revenue.[1]

References
  1. "Giant wall on Syrian border changes life for Turkish villagers - Turkey News". Hürriyet Daily News. Retrieved 2020-03-16.
  2. "Türkiye Mülki İdare Bölümleri Envanteri". T.C. İçişleri Bakanlığı (in Turkish). Retrieved 19 December 2022.
  3. "31 ARALIK 2021 TARİHLİ ADRESE DAYALI NÜFUS KAYIT SİSTEMİ (ADNKS) SONUÇLARI" (XLS). TÜİK (in Turkish). Retrieved 16 December 2022.
  4. Tan, Altan (2018). Turabidin'den Berriye'ye. Aşiretler - Dinler - Diller - Kültürler (in Turkish). p. 315. ISBN 9789944360944.
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