Duru, Silvan

Duru
Duru
Neighbourhood
	Duru Location within Turkey
	Coordinates: 38°01′01″N 40°58′03″E / 38.01694°N 40.96750°E
Country	Turkey
Province	Diyarbakır
District	Silvan
Population (2022)	34
Time zone	UTC+3 (TRT)

Duru (Kurdish: Garisî; Syriac: Kūrīšā) is a neighbourhood in the municipality and district of Silvan, Diyarbakır Province in Turkey. It is populated by Kurds and had a population of 34 in 2022.

History

Kūrīšā (today called Duru) was historically inhabited by Syriac Orthodox Christians. In the Syriac Orthodox patriarchal register of dues of 1870, it was recorded that the village had thirteen households, who paid forty-seven dues, and did not have a church or a priest.

References

1 2 3 Bcheiry (2009), p. 65.
↑ Mahalle, Turkey Civil Administration Departments Inventory. Retrieved 12 July 2023.
↑ "Address-based population registration system (ADNKS) results dated 31 December 2022, Favorite Reports" (XLS). TÜİK. Retrieved 12 July 2023.
↑ Tîgrîs & Çakar (2012), p. 483.

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 The Syriac Orthodox Patriarchal Register of Dues of 1870: An Unpublished Historical Document from the Late Ottoman Period.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.
Tîgrîs, Amed; Çakar, Yıldız (2012). Amed : erdnîgarî, dîrok, çand (in Kurdish).

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[FOOTNOTEBcheiry200965-1] 1 2 3 Bcheiry (2009), p. 65.

[2] Mahalle, Turkey Civil Administration Departments Inventory. Retrieved 12 July 2023.

[3] "Address-based population registration system (ADNKS) results dated 31 December 2022, Favorite Reports" (XLS). TÜİK. Retrieved 12 July 2023.

[FOOTNOTETîgrîsÇakar2012483-4] Tîgrîs & Çakar (2012), p. 483.

Duru
Neighbourhood
Duru Location within Turkey
Coordinates: 38°01′01″N 40°58′03″E / 38.01694°N 40.96750°E / 38.01694; 40.96750
Country	Turkey
Province	Diyarbakır
District	Silvan
Population (2022)	34
Time zone	UTC+3 (TRT)