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Savur
Settlement
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Map showing Savur District in Mardin Province
Map showing Savur District in Mardin Province
Savur is located in Turkey
Savur
Savur
Location in Turkey
Country Turkey
Province Mardin
Area
962 km2 (371 sq mi)
Population
 (2022)
24,821
 • Density 25.801/km2 (66.83/sq mi)
Time zone TRT (UTC+3)
Area code 0482
Stewr
Savur town

Savur is a town and a special kind of area called a district in Mardin Province, Turkey. It was once known as Savor. People in Savur also call it by other names like Ṣawro in Syriac, Ṣawr in Arabic, and Stewr in Kurdish.

Savur covers an area of 962 square kilometers. As of 2022, about 24,821 people live there. It's a place with a rich history and different cultures.

People and Languages in Savur

Savur is home to different groups of people. Today, you can find Arabs, Assyrians, and Kurds living in the town.

In the past, other groups also lived here. For example, before World War I, about 1,032 Armenians lived in Savur. They had their own church and two schools. There were also Syriac people living in the area.

Languages Spoken in the Past

A special count of people in 1927, called a census, looked at the main languages people spoke in Savur District. Here's what they found:

Main Language in Savur District, 1927 Turkish census
Turkish Arabic Kurdish Circassian Armenian Other or Unknown
387 8,443 18,749 7

Religions in the Past

The same 1927 census also looked at the religions of people in Savur District:

Religion in Savur District, 1927 Turkish census
Muslim Christian Jewish Other or Unknown
27,203 48 335
Mor Yuhanun Church in Savur
The Syriac Orthodox Church of Mor Yuhanun in Savur

Neighbourhoods of Savur

Savur District is made up of 41 smaller areas called neighbourhoods. Each neighbourhood has its own name, and some also have names in Kurdish or Syriac.

Here are some of the neighbourhoods in Savur District:

  • Akyürek (Menda)
  • Armutalan (Zivinga Menda)
  • Bağyaka (Bakustan)
  • Başağaç (Siçwan)
  • Başkavak (Ehmedî)
  • Bengisu
  • Çınarönü (Cilîn)
  • Dereiçi (Qeleth)
  • Durusu (Kunifir)
  • Evkuran (Dêrslav)
  • Gölbaşı
  • Harmantepe (Xerab Memo)
  • Hisarkaya (Kela Pozreş)
  • İçören
  • İşgören (Qewsan)
  • Kaplan
  • Karaköy (Xerabreş)
  • Kayacıklar (Bazikê)
  • Kayatepe
  • Kırbalı (Qerbe)
  • Kırkdirek (Çilstûn, Kirdilek)
  • Kocahüyük (Sêgira, Qosê)
  • Köprülü (Bakaysê)
  • [[Koşuyolu, Savur|Koşuyolu}}
  • Ormancık (Askêla)
  • Pınardere (Elfan)
  • Safa
  • Sancaklı (Birîva)
  • Şenocak (Şutê)
  • Serenli (Dengizan)
  • Seydin
  • Soylu (Dêrîş)
  • Sürgücü (Ewîna)
  • Taşlık (Cirzê)
  • [[Tokluca, Savur|Tokluca}}
  • Üçerli (Dêrteyar)
  • [[Üçkavak, Savur|Üçkavak}}
  • Yaylayanı (Memika)
  • Yazır (Qunzêrîp)
  • [[Yenilmez, Savur|Yenilmez}}
  • Yeşilalan (Barman)

Famous People from Savur

One very famous person from Savur is Aziz Sancar. He is a Turkish scientist of Arab origin. He won a very important award called the Nobel Prize. He is the second Turkish person to ever win this award.

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