Kabala (Arabic: Kebele, Kurdish: Qebala) is a neighbourhood of the municipality and district of Artuklu, Mardin Province, Turkey.[1] Its population is 8,217 (2022).[2] Before the 2013 reorganisation, it was a town (belde).[3][4]
It is populated by Arabs, Kurds and the Mhallami.[5]
History
Kabala is a former Jewish settlement which today is predominately Arab with moreover a Kurdish population. Kurdish tribes in the village are the Hesinan and the Omerkan.[5]
References
- ^ Mahalle, Turkey Civil Administration Departments Inventory. Retrieved 19 September 2023.
- ^ "Address-based population registration system (ADNKS) results dated 31 December 2022, Favorite Reports" (XLS). TÜİK. Retrieved 19 September 2023.
- ^ "Law No. 6360". Official Gazette (in Turkish). 6 December 2012.
- ^ "Classification tables of municipalities and their affiliates and local administrative units" (DOC). Official Gazette (in Turkish). 12 September 2010.
- ^ a b Tan, Altan (2018). Turabidin'den Berriye'ye. Aşiretler - Dinler - Diller - Kültürler (in Turkish). pp. 298–299. ISBN 9789944360944.
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