Savur
Savur | |
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Savur | |
Coordinates: 37°32′15″N 40°53′21″E / 37.53750°N 40.88917°ECoordinates: 37°32′15″N 40°53′21″E / 37.53750°N 40.88917°E | |
Country | Turkey |
Province | Mardin |
Government | |
• Elected Mayor | Gulistan Öncü (HDP) |
• Kaymakam and Trustee | Bayram Türker |
Area | |
• District | 1,031.82 km2 (398.39 sq mi) |
Population (2012)[2] | |
• Urban | 6,713 |
• District | 30,588 |
• District density | 30/km2 (77/sq mi) |
Post code | 47860 |
Website | www.savur.bel.tr |
Savur (Arabic: صور, Kurdish: Stewrê[3]) is a town and district in the Mardin Province of Turkey.
Politics[]
In the local elections of March 2019, Gülistan Öncü of the pro-minority HDP was elected mayor.[4] On 15 November 2019, she was detained due to an investigation related to terrorism. She was dismissed the following day, and District Governor Bayram Türker was appointed as a trustee.[5]
Historical places[]
The district is rich in historical places, some of which are: Aynkamar, Ras-ıl Meydan, Ras-ıl Harf, Köprübaşı as promenade places, the Old Mosque, Savur Castle,[6] and some ancient mansions in the outskirts of the castle.
Education[]
Savur has a high literacy rate compared to neighboring regions.
Nobel laureate Aziz Sancar was born in this town in 1946. He attended primary school in Savur.[7]
References[]
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Savur. |
- ^ "Area of regions (including lakes), km²". Regional Statistics Database. Turkish Statistical Institute. 2002. Retrieved 2013-03-05.
- ^ "Population of province/district centers and towns/villages by districts - 2012". Address Based Population Registration System (ABPRS) Database. Turkish Statistical Institute. Retrieved 2013-02-27.
- ^ Avcýkýran, Dr. Adem (ed.). "Kürtçe Anamnez, Anamneza bi Kurmancî" (PDF). Tirsik. p. 55. Retrieved 17 December 2019.
- ^ Şafak, Yeni (2019-11-16). "Mardin Savur Seçim Sonuçları – Savur Yerel Seçim Sonuçları". Yeni Şafak (in Turkish). Retrieved 2019-11-16.
- ^ "4 HDP mayors in southeastern Turkey dismissed on terror charges". DailySabah. Retrieved 2019-11-16.
- ^ "Savur: the "small version" of Mardin with 3000-year-old history". Offbeat Travel Blog. 2018-04-30. Retrieved 2019-11-16.
- ^ "The Nobel Prize in Chemistry 2015". NobelPrize.org. Retrieved 2019-11-16.
- Populated places in Mardin Province
- Districts of Mardin Province
- Tur Abdin
- Assyrian communities in Turkey
- Kurdish settlements in Turkey
- Savur District
- Southeastern Anatolia Region geography stubs