Akyar | |
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Coordinates: 37°38′49″N 41°27′11″E / 37.647°N 41.453°E | |
Country | Turkey |
Province | Batman |
District | Gercüş |
Population (2021)[1] | 256 |
Time zone | UTC+3 (TRT) |
Akyar (Kurdish: Mervanîye; Syriac: Marwaniye)[2][nb 1] is a village in the Gercüş District of Batman Province in Turkey.[4] The village is populated by Kurds of the Kercoz tribe and had a population of 256 in 2021.[1][5]
Marwaniye (today called Akyar) was historically inhabited by Syriac Orthodox Assyrians.[6] There were ten Assyrian families in 1915.[7] Amidst the Sayfo, all but one of the Assyrians at Marwaniye were murdered.[2] By 1987, there were no remaining Assyrians.[7]
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