Bozburun, İdil explained

Type:	village
Bozburun
Province:	Şırnak
District:	İdil
Population Total:	129
Population As Of:	2021

Bozburun (Syriac: Zimmarih) is a village in the İdil District of Şırnak Province in Turkey.^[1] The village is populated by Kurds of the Domanan tribe and had a population of 129 in 2021.^[2] It is located in the historic region of Tur Abdin.

History

Zimmarih (today called Bozburun) was historically inhabited by Syriac Orthodox Assyrians. At the time of the Sayfo in the First World War, 20 Assyrian families inhabited the village. The village was reportedly inhabited by 120 Assyrians, according to the Assyro-Chaldean delegation to the Paris Peace Conference. Musa Fatme, chief of the Dayran clan, protected 40 Assyrians amidst the massacres and escorted them to safety at Beth Sbirino.

References

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Bibliography

• Book: Barsoum. Aphrem. 2008. The History of Tur Abdin. Gorgias Press. Matti Moosa. Ignatius Aphrem I. 1 April 2021.
• Book: Baz, Ibrahim . Şırnak aşiretleri ve kültürü . 2016 . 9786058849631 . 148 . tr.
• Book: Gaunt. David . 2006. Massacres, Resistance, Protectors: Muslim-Christian Relations in Eastern Anatolia during World War I. Gorgias Press. 21 May 2023.
• Book: Jongerden. Joost. Verheij. Jelle . 2012. Social Relations in Ottoman Diyarbekir, 1870-1915. Brill.

Notes and References

1. Web site: Türkiye Mülki İdare Bölümleri Envanteri . 19 December 2022 . T.C. İçişleri Bakanlığı . tr.
2. Web site: 31 ARALIK 2021 TARİHLİ ADRESE DAYALI NÜFUS KAYIT SİSTEMİ (ADNKS) SONUÇLARI . 16 December 2022 . TÜİK . tr . XLS.