Gelinkaya, Midyat

Gelinkaya (Arabic: کفر خۆار, romanized: Kafarḥuvar)[2] is a village in the Midyat District of Mardin Province in Turkey.[3] The village is populated by Kurds and Mhallami and had a population of 1,623 in 2021.[1][4]

Gelinkaya
Village
Gelinkaya is located in Turkey
Gelinkaya
Gelinkaya
Location in Turkey
Coordinates: 37.418°N 41.269°E / 37.418; 41.269
CountryTurkey
ProvinceMardin
DistrictMidyat
Population
 (2021)[1]
1,623
Time zoneTRT (UTC+3)

Etymology

The word 'Keferhuvar' means 'village with white stones' in Syriac.[4]

History

Gelinkaya is a former Assyrian village. It became the administrative center for the Mhallami in the 1850s when a beg from nearby Dêrizbin settled in the village, after a conflict with his relatives. After the 1920s, Kurds from nearby villages such as Deywan and Helex but also from the Sinjar region arrived to the village.[4]

Notable people

References
  1. "31 ARALIK 2021 TARİHLİ ADRESE DAYALI NÜFUS KAYIT SİSTEMİ (ADNKS) SONUÇLARI" (XLS). TÜİK (in Turkish). Retrieved 16 December 2022.
  2. İbrahim, İşler, ed. (2018). Midyat'ta Konuşulan Muhallemi Lehçesi: Arapça-Türkçe Sözlük (in Turkish). Mevsimler. p. 137.
  3. "Türkiye Mülki İdare Bölümleri Envanteri". T.C. İçişleri Bakanlığı (in Turkish). Retrieved 19 December 2022.
  4. Tan, Altan (2018). Turabidin'den Berriye'ye. Aşiretler - Dinler - Diller - Kültürler (in Turkish). p. 257. ISBN 9789944360944.
  5. "TBMM - Orhan MİROĞLU" (in Turkish). Retrieved 29 December 2022.
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