Sason
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| Country | Turkey |
| Province | Batman |
| District | Sason |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Mehmet Şafi Yavuz (AKP) |
| Population (2021)[1] | 12,696 |
| Time zone | UTC+3 (TRT) |
| Postal code | 72500 |
| Website | www |
Sason[a] is a town in the Batman Province of Turkey. It is the seat of the Sason District.[4] Its population is 12,696 (2021).[1] It was formerly known as Kabilcevz.[5]
Toponymy
[edit | edit source]Sason derives from the name of the historical region Sasun.[5] In the Armenian tradition, the name of Sasun (from earlier Sanasunk) is traditionally associated with Sanasar (i.e., biblical Sharezer), the son of the Assyrian king Sennacherib who fled to Armenia after murdering his father․ Sanasar is said to have settled in the area around Mount Sim, which was called Sanasunk (as if meaning "Sanasar's progeny") after him and his descendants who populated the region.[6]
The former name of the settlement, Kabilcevz, comes from the Arabic word jawz 'walnut' (Turkish ceviz), in reference to the abundance of walnut trees in the area.[7]
History
[edit | edit source]During the Ottoman period, Sason, then known as Kabilcevz, was located in the nahiye of Hazzo-Kabilcevz in the kaza (district) of Sasun within the Bitlis vilayet. Sometimes, it fell under the kaza of Kulp instead. Until 1915, it was a mixed Armenian-Kurdish village, reportedly with 105 Kurdish households and 45 Armenian households. It was the location of some of the most significant Armenian uprisings in 1884 and 1905.[8][9] Most of the village's Armenians were deported and died during the Armenian genocide.[2] The settlement became the center of the Sason District in 1925.[5]
Demographics
[edit | edit source]As of 2021, the population of the town was 12,696 (2021).[1]
Government
[edit | edit source]In the local elections of March 2019, Muzaffer Arslan was elected Mayor.[10] He was replaced by Mehmet Şafi Yavuz in February 2021.[11]
Culture
[edit | edit source]There are numerous ruins in the area, and also some historical water fountains, such as Sevek Çeşmesi, Nabuhan Çeşmesi, Hapyenk Çeşmesi, and Ağde Çeşmesi. There is also a türbe—a burial site of a holy man—called Şehan, which is the site of celebrations every July.[citation needed] The town had an Armenian church called Surp Stepanos.[2]
Notes
[edit | edit source]References
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- ^ İlçe Belediyesi Archived 6 July 2015 at the Wayback Machine, Turkey Civil Administration Departments Inventory. Retrieved 30 January 2023.
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- ^ Miller, Owen. Rethinking the Violence in the Sasun Mountains (1893-1894. p. 31.
- ^ Kurdoghlian, Mihran (1996). Hayots Badmoutioun, Volume III (in Armenian). Athens, Greece: Hradaragoutioun Azkayin Ousoumnagan Khorhourti. pp. 42–44.
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- ^ Sason’un yeni Belediye Başkanı Mehmet Şafi Yavuz oldu, ilkha.com
External links
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