Düzgeçit, also known by its Syriac name Zernoka (Syriac: ܙܪܢܩܐ)[a] is a neighbourhood in the municipality and district of Midyat, Mardin Province in Turkey.[2] The village is populated by the Mhallami and had a population of 88 in 2021.[1][3]
History
The history of the village traces back to ancient Assyria, when Ashurnasirpal II penetrated the Tur Abdin region (Kashiari) and ordered the destruction of the nearby city.[4] His army would march east to Mardin, most likely through Zernoka.
The village also traces its history through the development of Syriac Christianity and the Syriac Orthodox Church. The village was home to a Syriac Orthodox monastery called the monastery of Saint Aho, who is purported to have been the monastery's and larger village's founder.[5][6]
Zernoka is located in the region of Tur Abdin that was traditionally inhabited by the Mhallami, an Arabic-speaking tribal ethnic group whose origins haven't explicitly been confirmed.[7]
Demographics
| Population data by year[8] | |
|---|---|
| 2007 | 89 |
| 2008 | 119 |
| 2009 | 109[9] |
| 2010 | 95 |
| 2011 | 40 |
| 2012 | 104 |
| 2013 | 93 |
| 2014 | 96 |
| 2015 | 95 |
| 2016 | 89 |
| 2017 | 93 |
| 2018 | 115 |
| 2019 | 118 |
| 2020 | 88 |
| 2021 | 88 |
References
- ^ Alternatively transliterated as Zarnuqo or Zornuqa.
- ^ a b "31 ARALIK 2021 TARİHLİ ADRESE DAYALI NÜFUS KAYIT SİSTEMİ (ADNKS) SONUÇLARI" (XLS). TÜİK (in Turkish). Retrieved 16 December 2022.
- ^ "Türkiye Mülki İdare Bölümleri Envanteri". T.C. İçişleri Bakanlığı (in Turkish). Retrieved 19 December 2022.
- ^ Tan, Altan (2018). Turabidin'den Berriye'ye. Aşiretler - Dinler - Diller - Kültürler (in Turkish). p. 249. ISBN 9789944360944.
- ^ Montgomery, James; Haas, George; Edgerton, Franklin (1843). Journal of the American Oriental Society. Vol. 38. Robarts - University of Toronto. New Haven [etc.] American Oriental Society.
- ^ Pontificii Instituti Orientalium Studiorum. *Orientalia Christiana Periodica*, Vol. IV, 1938. Commentarii de Re Orientali Aetatis Christianae, Sacra et Profana. Pont. Institutum Orientalium Studiorum, Piazza Santa Maria Maggiore, 7, Roma 128, 1938.
- ^ Becker, Adam (21 March 2013). "The Story of Mar Pinhas". Gorgias Press LLC. Retrieved 2025-04-03.
The Chronicle of Seert specifically names Mar Aḥa as its founder (and that he was also buried there) and its location in Beth Zabdai.
- ^ "The Mhalmoyto: its cities, villages, monasteries and churches". Syriac Press. 2022-03-20. Retrieved 2025-04-03.
- ^ "Merkezi Dağıtım Sistemi". biruni.tuik.gov.tr. Retrieved 2025-04-03.
- ^ "TÜRKİYE İSTATİSTİK KURUMU: ADRESE DAYALI NÜFUS KAYIT SİSTEMİ (ADNKS) VERİ TABANI". rapor.tuik.gov.tr (in rapor.tuik.gov.tr). Archived from the original on 17 September 2013. Retrieved 2025-04-03.
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