Midyat

Midyat
District and municipality
Mor Barsawmo Syriac Orthodox Church
Mor Barsawmo Syriac Orthodox Church
Map showing Midyat District in Mardin Province
Map showing Midyat District in Mardin Province
Midyat is located in Turkey
Midyat
Midyat
Location in Turkey
Coordinates: 37°25′00″N 41°22′11″E / 37.41667°N 41.36972°E / 37.41667; 41.36972
CountryTurkey
ProvinceMardin
Government
 • MayorVeysi Şahin (AKP)
Area
1,241 km2 (479 sq mi)
Elevation
953 m (3,127 ft)
Population
 (2022)[1]
120,069
 • Density97/km2 (250/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+3 (TRT)
Area code0482
Websitewww.midyat.bel.tr

Midyat (Syriac: ܡܕܝܕ, romanized: Mëḏyaḏ,[2] Turoyo: Məḏyaḏ, Kurdish: Midyad,[3] Arabic: مديات) is a municipality and district of Mardin Province, Turkey.[4] Its area is 1,241 km2,[5] and its population is 120,069 (2022).[1]

In the modern era, the town is populated by Kurds,[6] Mhallami Arabs and Assyrians.[7] The old Estel neighborhood is about 80 to 85% Kurdish-populated.[8]

it was originally a Syriac Christian town made up of mostly Syriac Orthodox, Catholics, and Protestants. The spoken language of Midyat was until recently modern Aramaic (Surayt) and the town has throughout history been considered the capital of the Tur Abdin region, the heartland of Syriac Christianity.[9]

  1. ^ a b "Address-based population registration system (ADNKS) results dated 31 December 2022, Favorite Reports" (XLS). TÜİK. Retrieved 19 September 2023.
  2. ^ Thomas A. Carlson et al., “Midyat — ܡܕܝܕ ” in The Syriac Gazetteer last modified January 14, 2014, http://syriaca.org/place/137.
  3. ^ Avcıkıran, Adem (2009). Kürtçe Anamnez, Anamneza bi Kurmancî (in Kurdish and Turkish). p. 56.
  4. ^ Büyükşehir İlçe Belediyesi, Turkey Civil Administration Departments Inventory. Retrieved 19 September 2023.
  5. ^ "İl ve İlçe Yüz ölçümleri". General Directorate of Mapping. Retrieved 19 September 2023.
  6. ^ Leisse, Olaf (2017). Religious Minorities in Turkey: Alevi, Armenians, and Syriacs and the Struggle to Desecuritize Religious Freedom. Springer. p. 169. ISBN 9781137270269.
  7. ^ Tan, Altan (2011). Turabidin'den Berriye'ye & Aşiretler (in Turkish). Nûbihar. pp. 202, 206, 219.
  8. ^ Tan, Altan (2011). Turabidin'den Berriye'ye & Aşiretler (in Turkish). Nûbihar. p. 219.
  9. ^ "About Midyat / Shmayaa Hotel · Midyat / Mardin".