Dara, Artuklu

Dara
Neighbourhood
Dara Location in Turkey
Coordinates: 37.178°N 40.953°E / 37.178; 40.953
Country	Turkey
Province	Mardin
District	Artuklu
Population  (2021)[1]	1,029
Time zone	UTC+3 (TRT)

Dara, formerly Oğuz, (Kurdish: Dara, Darê) is a neighbourhood in the municipality and district of Artuklu, Mardin Province in Turkey.^[2] The village is populated by Kurds and had a population of 1,029 in 2021.^[1][3]

History

The village was populated by Armenians until the Armenian genocide in 1915. Kurds from Bayrakli, Derik would subsequently settle in the village and have since then been intertwined with the surrounding Dakoran tribe.^[4][3]

See also

• Battle of Dara (530 CE)
• Dara (Mesopotamia)
• Dara Dam – Roman arch dam

References

1. "31 ARALIK 2021 TARİHLİ ADRESE DAYALI NÜFUS KAYIT SİSTEMİ (ADNKS) SONUÇLARI" (XLS). TÜİK (in Turkish). Retrieved 16 December 2022.
2. Mahalle, Turkey Civil Administration Departments Inventory. Retrieved 19 September 2023.
3. Tan, Altan (2018). Turabidin'den Berriye'ye. Aşiretler - Dinler - Diller - Kültürler (in Turkish). p. 343. ISBN 9789944360944.
4. Aydın, Suavi; Verheij, Jelle (2012). "Confusion in the Cauldron: Some Notes on Ethno-Religious Groups, Local Powers and the Ottoman State in Diyarbekir Province, 1800–1870". In Jongerden, Joost; Verheij, Jelle (eds.). Social Relations in Ottoman Diyarbekir, 1870-1915. Brill Publishers. p. 25.