Kayalar, Gercüş

Village in Batman Province, Turkey

Village in Batman, Turkey

Kayalar

Village

Kayalar

Location in Turkey

Coordinates: 37°40′19″N 41°19′55″E﻿ / ﻿37.672°N 41.332°E﻿ / 37.672; 41.332
Country| Turkey
Province| Batman
District| Gercüş
Population

(2021)[1]

| 111
Time zone| UTC+3 (TRT)

Kayalar (Kurdish: Barlatê; Syriac: Barlat) is a village in the Gercüş District of Batman Province in Turkey.[2] The village is populated by Kurds of the Reman tribe and had a population of 111 in 2021.[1][3]

## History

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Barlat (today called Kayalar) was historically inhabited by Syriac Orthodox Assyrians.[4] In 1915, there were ten Syriac Orthodox families.[5] Amidst the Sayfo, some Assyrians were killed whilst some survived.[6] By 1987, there were no remaining Assyrians at Barlat.[7]

## References

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1. ^ a b "31 ARALIK 2021 TARİHLİ ADRESE DAYALI NÜFUS KAYIT SİSTEMİ (ADNKS) SONUÇLARI" (XLS). TÜİK (in Turkish). Retrieved 16 December 2022.
2. ^ "Türkiye Mülki İdare Bölümleri Envanteri". T.C. İçişleri Bakanlığı (in Turkish). Retrieved 19 December 2022.
3. ^ Tan (2018), p. 183.
4. ^ Jongerden & Verheij (2012), p. 320.
5. ^ Courtois (2004), p. 227; Gaunt (2006), p. 206.
6. ^ Gaunt (2006), p. 206.
7. ^ Courtois (2004), p. 227.

## Bibliography

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* Courtois, Sébastien de (2004). The Forgotten Genocide: Eastern Christians, The Last Arameans. Translated by Vincent Aurora. Gorgias Press.
* Gaunt, David (2006). Massacres, Resistance, Protectors: Muslim-Christian Relations in Eastern Anatolia during World War I. Gorgias Press. Retrieved 21 May 2023.
* Jongerden, Joost; Verheij, Jelle (2012). Social Relations in Ottoman Diyarbekir, 1870-1915. Brill.
* Tan, Altan (2018). Turabidin'den Berriye'ye. Aşiretler - Dinler - Diller - Kültürler (in Turkish). Pak Ajans Yayincilik Turizm Ve Diş Ticaret Limited şirketi. ISBN 9789944360944.

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Gercüş District

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* Ulaş
* Yakıtlı
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