Dereiçi, Savur

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Dereiçi
Dereiçi is located in Turkey
Dereiçi
Dereiçi
Location in Turkey
Coordinates: 37°32′54″N 40°57′38″E / 37.54833°N 40.96056°E / 37.54833; 40.96056
Country Turkey
ProvinceMardin Province
DistrictSavur
Population
 (2019)[1]
 • Total219
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)

Dereiçi (Syriac: ܩܠܬ, romanized: Qeleth)[nb 1][3] is a village in Mardin Province in southeastern Turkey. It is located by Mount Qoros in the district of Savur and the historical region of Tur Abdin.

In the village, there is a church of Mor Yuhannon.[2] The ruins of the monasteries of Mor Abay, Mor Theodotus, and Mor Dimet are also located near the village.[2]

History[]

The church of Mor Yuhannon was likely constructed in the late 7th century.[2] Qeleth was attacked by Kurds in early November 1895 during the Hamidian massacres.[5] In 1900, the village was inhabited by Syriac Orthodox, Syriac Catholic, and Syriac Protestant Christians.[6]

Qeleth had a population of 871 people in 1960, including 600 Syriac Orthodox Christians.[4] The village was largely abandoned as its inhabitants migrated in the 1970s, and by 2018 only a few families continue to reside at Qeleth.[7]

References[]

Notes

  1. ^ Alternatively transliterated as Killit, Killith, Qillith, Keleth,[2] Qellith, Qilleth,[3] or Qēliḏ.[4]

Citations

  1. ^ "DEREİÇİ MAHALLESİ NÜFUSU SAVUR MARDİN". Türkiye Nüfusu (in Turkish). Retrieved 23 June 2020.
  2. ^ a b c d Sinclair (1989), p. 322.
  3. ^ a b Carlson, Thomas A. (9 December 2016). "Qeleth". The Syriac Gazetteer. Retrieved 23 June 2020.
  4. ^ a b Ritter (1967), p. 10.
  5. ^ Jongerden & Verheij (2012), p. 337.
  6. ^ Jongerden & Verheij (2012), p. 324.
  7. ^ Dr. Banu Pekol. "Monastery of Mor Abay" (PDF). Association for the Protection of Cultural Heritage. Retrieved 23 June 2020.

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