Acırlı (Kurdish: Derizbîn; Syriac: Derizbin)[1] is a neighbourhood of the municipality and district of Midyat, Mardin Province, Turkey.[2] Its population is 3,069 (2022).[3] Before the 2013 reorganisation, it was a town (belde).[4][5] The village is populated by Kurds of the Kercoz tribe and by the Mhallami.[6]

Acırlı
Acırlı is located in Turkey
Acırlı
Acırlı
Location in Turkey
Coordinates: 37°27′18″N 41°17′49″E / 37.455°N 41.297°E / 37.455; 41.297
CountryTurkey
ProvinceMardin
DistrictMidyat
Population
 (2022)
3,069
Time zoneUTC+3 (TRT)

History

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Derizbin (today called Acırlı) was previously the site of the monastery of Mar Zbina, mentioned in the Life of Symeon.[7] 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.[8]

References

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

Bibliography

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  • Bell, Gertrude (1989). The Churches and Monasteries of the Ṭur ʻAbdin. Pindar Press.
  • 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.