Bilge, Mazıdağı Explained

Type:neighbourhood
Bilge
Province:Mardin
District:Mazıdağı
Population Total:150
Population As Of:2021

Bilge (Kurdish: Zanqirt) is a neighbourhood in the municipality and district of Mazıdağı, Mardin Province in Turkey.[1] The village is populated by Kurds of the Barava tribe and had a population of 150 in 2021.[2] [3]

Wedding party massacre

See main article: Mardin wedding party massacre. On May 4, 2009, gunmen killed 44 people at a wedding party in Bilge, using grenades and automatic weapons.[4]

Notes and References

  1. https://www.e-icisleri.gov.tr/Anasayfa/MulkiIdariBolumleri.aspx Mahalle
  2. Web site: 31 ARALIK 2021 TARİHLİ ADRESE DAYALI NÜFUS KAYIT SİSTEMİ (ADNKS) SONUÇLARI . 16 December 2022 . TÜİK . tr . XLS.
  3. Book: Aşiretler raporu . Kaynak Yayınları . 2014 . 3rd . 218 . tr.
  4. News: Many die in Turkey wedding attack. 2009-05-05. 2020-03-15. en-GB.