Savur
Savur (Template:Langx;[1] Template:Langx;[2] Template:Langx),[3] meaning “mountain ridge” in Syriac[4] and formerly known as Savor, is a municipality and district of Mardin Province, Turkey.[5] Its area is 962 km2,[6] and its population is 24,821 (2022).[7]
Demographics
According to the Armenian Patriarchate of Constantinople, 1,032 lived in Savur on the eve of World War I. They had one church and two schools. They were massacred during the Armenian genocide. The Agha Petros mentions an Assyrian population of 200.[8]
| Turkish | Arabic | Kurdish | Circassian | Armenian | Unknown or other language |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 387 | 8,443 | 18,749 | – | – | 7 |
| Muslim | Christian | Jewish | Unknown or other religion |
|---|---|---|---|
| 27,203 | 48 | – | 335 |
Today, the town is populated by Arabs, Assyrians and Kurds.[10][11]
Politics
In the local elections of March 2019, Gülistan Öncü of the pro-minority HDP was elected mayor.[12] 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.[13]
Composition
There are 41 neighbourhoods in Savur District:[14]
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- Bengisu
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- Gölbaşı
- Harmantepe (Script error: No such module "Lang".)
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- İçören
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- Kaplan
- Karaköy (Script error: No such module "Lang".)
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- Kayatepe (Mineyzil)
- Kırbalı (Script error: No such module "Lang".)
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- Kocahüyük (Script error: No such module "Lang".)
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- Pınardere (Script error: No such module "Lang".)
- Safa
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- Seydin
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- Tokluca
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Notable people
- Aziz Sancar, Turkish scientist of Arab origin and second Turkish nobel laureate[15]
References
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- ↑ Louis Costaz, S. J., Dictionnaire Syriaque-Français / Syriac-English Dictionary / قاموس سرياني عربي(Beirut: Dar al-Machreq; transcribed into tables by the American Foundation for Syriac Studies, NJ) ܨܘܪܐ [from sedra.bethmardutho.org, accessed on Jul. 01, 2025].
- ↑ Büyükşehir İlçe Belediyesi, Turkey Civil Administration Departments Inventory. Retrieved 19 September 2023.
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