Acırlı (Kurdish: Derizbîn;[1] Syriac: ܙܒܝܢܐ ܡܪܝ, romanized: Dayro Zbino)[2][a] is a neighbourhood of the municipality and district of Midyat, Mardin Province, Turkey.[4] Its population is 3,069 (2022).[5] Before the 2013 reorganisation, it was a town (belde).[6][7] The village is populated by Kurds of the Kercoz tribe and by the Mhallami.[1] It is located in the historic region of Bēth Muḥallam in Tur Abdin.[8]
History
Dayro Zbino (today called Acırlı) was previously the site of the monastery of Mar Zbina, mentioned in the Life of Simeon of the Olives.[9] 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.[10] The village developed around the monastery and was historically inhabited by Syriac Christians who converted to Islam in c. 1583 to escape persecution.[11] The mosque at Derizbin was constructed on the site of the church.[12]
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Citations
- ^ a b Tan (2018), pp. 262–263.
- ^ Denho Bar Mourad-Özmen (20 March 2022). "The Mhalmoyto: its cities, villages, monasteries and churches". Syriac Press. Retrieved 3 April 2025.
- ^ Gaunt (2006), p. 333; Barsoum (2008), p. 119; Palmer (1990), p. xx.
- ^ Mahalle, Turkey Civil Administration Departments Inventory. Retrieved 19 September 2023.
- ^ "Address-based population registration system (ADNKS) results dated 31 December 2022, Favorite Reports" (XLS). TÜİK. Retrieved 19 September 2023.
- ^ "Law No. 6360". Official Gazette (in Turkish). 6 December 2012.
- ^ "Classification tables of municipalities and their affiliates and local administrative units" (DOC). Official Gazette (in Turkish). 12 September 2010.
- ^ Palmer (1990), pp. xx, 262; Barsoum (2008), p. 119.
- ^ Bell (1989), p. 111; Sinclair (1989), p. 318.
- ^ Bell (1989), p. 111; Keser Kayaalp (2021), p. 187.
- ^ Tan (2018), p. 262; Barsoum (2008), pp. xiv, 119.
- ^ Tan (2018), p. 262.
Bibliography
- Barsoum, Aphrem (2008). The History of Tur Abdin. Translated by Matti Moosa. Gorgias Press. Retrieved 1 April 2021.
- Bell, Gertrude (1989). The Churches and Monasteries of the Ṭur ʻAbdin. Pindar Press.
- Gaunt, David (2006). Massacres, Resistance, Protectors: Muslim-Christian Relations in Eastern Anatolia during World War I. Gorgias Press. Retrieved 21 May 2023.
- 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.
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