Eskiköy, Silvan
Village in Turkey
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Eskiköy (Kurdish: Pîrexala; Syriac: Bīrā Ḫālā)[1][a] is a neighbourhood in the municipality and district of Silvan, Diyarbakır Province in Turkey.[3] It is populated by Kurds and had a population of 236 in 2022.[4][5]
Eskiköy | |
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  Eskiköy Location within Turkey | |
| Coordinates: 38°09′58″N 40°56′55″E | |
| Country | Turkey |
| Province | Diyarbakır |
| District | Silvan |
| Population (2022) | 236 |
| Time zone | UTC+3 (TRT) |
History
Bīrā Ḫālā (today called Eskiköy) was historically inhabited by Syriac Orthodox Christians and Kurdish-speaking Armenians.[6] In the Syriac Orthodox patriarchal register of dues of 1870, it was recorded that the village had eight households, who paid seventeen dues, and did not have a church or a priest.[1] There were seven Armenian hearths in 1880.[7] The Armenians were killed by the Belek, Bekran, Şegro, and other Kurdish tribes in May 1915 amidst the Armenian genocide.[8]
