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İdil
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Also known as Idil

İdil (, or Beth Zabday, , ) is a city and seat of the İdil District of the Şırnak Province in Turkey. It is located in the historical region of Tur Abdin. The town had a population of 30,271 in 2021 and is composed of Kurds of the Domanan, Dorikan, Harunan, Meman and Omerkan tribes. The town was once home to a large number of Assyrians/Syriacs, however, only a few families remain today.

Key facts

Turkey place.type
Municipality
Turkey place.name
İdil
Turkey place.image_map
Idil 1290994.jpg
Turkey place.province
Şırnak
Turkey place.district
İdil
Turkey place.population_total
30271
Turkey place.population_as_of
2021
Turkey place.leader_party
Independent
Turkey place.leader_name
Türkan Kayır
Turkey place.leader_title
Mayor

via Wikipedia infobox

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Encyclopedic overview

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Contents
  • History
  • Ottoman Empire
  • Defense of Azakh
  • Republic of Turkey
  • Government
  • Mayors
  • Notable people
  • References
  • Bibliography

İdil (, or Beth Zabday, , ) is a city and seat of the İdil District of the Şırnak Province in Turkey. It is located in the historical region of Tur Abdin. The town had a population of 30,271 in 2021 and is composed of Kurds of the Domanan, Dorikan, Harunan, Meman and Omerkan tribes. The town was once home to a large number of Assyrians/Syriacs, however, only a few families remain today.

In the city, there is a Syriac Orthodox Church of the Mother of God (, ).

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “İdil” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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