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Derik District Capital, Mardin Province.
www.derik.bel.tr
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Derik,_Turkey
The town is first mentioned in the late 14th century, however a Roman fort indicates that the area has been inhabited for longer. Prior to the Assyrian and Armenian genocide, Syriacs and Armenians formed the majority in the district. The Armenian population of the county continued to form the majority even up until the 1930s, when systematic state persecution forced many to emigrate. One family continues to live here, and they maintain the old Armenian Church. The Armenian church here is the only one in the province that is active, and one of only 7 in Anatolian Turkey that operates as a church.
Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Derik
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Coordinates:   37°21'35"N   40°15'47"E

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  • ArnoutSteenhoek
    Comment from the discription of a double entry: "Would like to have more information about this town in English please, so the whole world can read it. Is the spellings as shown or like this “Direk” or “Derek” Thanks to who ever can provide any input or information. Ken D."
  • Cihan (guest)
    www.derikli.net
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