The high mountains of the kaza are separated by tributaries of the Tigris. Eruh is a pasture-rich area, which is why Kurds, Yazidis and Turkic Seljuks have immigrated since the 7th century. In the 7th century, when Eruh came under the rule of the Arab caliphate, the local Christian population was forced to leave. History It is known that the Eruh region was part of the Urartian kingdom, then conquered by the hegemonial powers at different times. In the 7th century, the region was ruled by Arab emirs and Armenian royal families. Already in the 12th century the Seljuks of Anatolia conquered the [...]
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Kaza Şirvan / Şarnag / šarwān – ܫܪܘܐܢ
Under Ottoman rule, Şirvan was a kaza of the sancak of Siirt in the Bitlis Vilayet, and the village of Küfre (‘village’ in Syriac, today called Şirvan) served as its administrative center. Population The county of Şirvan was largely inhabited by Muslim Kurds. Christians – Syriacs and Armenians – constituted roughly 20% of the total population of the kaza. Of the total 200-odd settlements in the canton, 28 were Christian, most of which were predominantly inhabited by Syriac Orthodox Christians. As a consequence of the removal of local Kurdish overlords as part of the Ottoman policy of centralization in the 1830s and 1840s, [...]
Kaza Ğarzan / Խարզան – Kharzan / Հարզան – Harzan / Աղձն – Aghdzn / Արզն – Arzn / Աղձնիք – Aghdznik’ / Tsregan / ܓܪܙܐܢĠarzān
Ecumenical Genocide Memorial (Berlin): Commemorative Plate for Ğarzan / Kharzan The land, which has been named Arzania / Grk.: Arzanênê (‘Land of Arzan’) since the time of the Assyrians, is the Yanarsu (Garzan) river basin. The name of the region and its central town is written as Աղձն (Aghdzn) in ancient Armenian sources.[1] The kaza Kharzan was located in the south-eastern part of Sasun, south of the county Motkan (today Mutki). The center was the village of Zokh. One of the rivers of the county is the Kharzan River, which flows in a north-south direction. The county is forested in some places. [...]
Kaza Siverek / Սեվերեկ – Severek / Siverak / Siwarak ܣܝܒܪܟ
Toponym During its long history, the name of the kaza’s administrative seat changed frequently. In Byzantine and Armenian sources, the place name Sevaverek – Սեւավերակ (‘Black Ruins’) is used, which refers to the color of the local stones. The Sasanids named the city Surk after its red soil. The Persians used the name Serrek (‘ser’ – ‘head’). The Arabs called the town as-Suwaidāʾ (the name of a Kurdish clan mentioned in the Sharafname), which means ‘the black’ and ‘love’. The Turkish version Siverek is documented since 1530; another Turkish toponym is Kankalesi (‘Blood Fortress). Christian Population The 1914 census of the Armenian Patriarchate [...]
Kaza Silvan / Silîvan / ܣܝܠܘܐܢ – SIlwān / Նփրկերտ – Np’rkert / ܡܝܦܪܩܝܛ – Mayperqit / Mîyafariqîn / Miyafarkin / Miyafarquin / Me-frektho / Farqîn / Mifarqaṭ
Np’rkert (Np’rret) was a district in the Aghdznik province of Greater Armenia. It was spread in the regions on the middle-lower stream of Kaghrid river. To the south, it probably covered some areas south of the Tigris River. Np’rkert was a lowland district, with hot, dry climate, and without forests. The northern part has a mountainous relief. Among the historical places of Np’rkert are the capital city Tigranakert (‘Fortress of Tigran’), Tukh river and Klesur mountain pass. Administration From the sixteenth century Np’rkert entered the vilayet of Diyarbekir, forming the Miafarkin sancak. Later it corresponded to the district of Bsherik (Beşiri). Toponym It is [...]