Girbereşik, Batman
Girbereşik | |
|---|---|
Girbereşik Location in Turkey | |
| Coordinates: 37°53′38″N 41°05′09″E / 37.89378°N 41.08582°E | |
| Country | Turkey |
| Province | Batman |
| District | Batman |
| Population (2011)[1] | 1,034 |
| Time zone | UTC+3 (TRT) |
Girbereşik (Syriac: Ašik),[2] formerly İkiztepe, is a neighbourhood in the District of Batman, Batman Province, Turkey. It is populated by Kurds of the Raman tribe and had a population of 1,508 in 2024.[1][3] Known as İkiztepe until 2017, Girbereşik was incorporated into Batman that year as a neighbourhood and renamed with its local Kurdish name.[4]
History
Ašik (today called Girbereşik) was historically inhabited by Syriac Orthodox Christians.[2] In the Syriac Orthodox patriarchal register of dues of 1870, it was recorded that the village had 6 households, who paid 14 dues, and did not have a church or a priest.[2]
See also
References
- ^ a b "Population Of Municipalities, Villages And Quarters". TÜİK. Retrieved 10 May 2024.
- ^ a b c Bcheiry (2009), p. 42.
- ^ Aşiretler raporu (in Turkish) (3rd ed.). Kaynak Yayınları. 2014. p. 273.
- ^ "İki köy, mahalle oluyor..." Batman Sonsöz (in Turkish). 3 July 2017. Retrieved 28 September 2025.
Bibliography
- Bcheiry, Iskandar (2009). The Syriac Orthodox Patriarchal Register of Dues of 1870: An Unpublished Historical Document from the Late Ottoman Period. Gorgias Press. Retrieved 21 March 2025.