Gerger

Gerger

Gerger

Municipality in Adıyaman, Turkey

For other places with the same name, see Gerger (disambiguation).

Gerger (Kurdish: Aldûş[3]) is a town of Adıyaman Province of Turkey. It is the seat of Gerger District.[4] It is mainly populated by Kurds of different tribal backgrounds and had a population of 2,753 in 2021.[2][5] The mayor is Erkan Aksoy (AKP).[1]

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History

Medieval History

In the 11th century the town formed a defensive outpost for the Byzantine Empire together with the city of Edessa, Samosata, Ḥiṣn Manṣūr and Chasanara and seems to have had a considerable garrison.[6] After the Byzantines ruler over the region faded, the region around the Mor Bar Sauma monastery and Gerger became a base of power for local chiefs of Syrian and Armenian origin, and the town was under control of Constantine of Gerger.[7]

Modern History

According to The Geographical Journal in 1896, Gerger had 750 inhabitants with most being Kurds, with the exception of few Ottoman officials and Armenians.[8]

Archaeology

In 2018, archaeologists discovered a cave which used during religious ceremonies by Christians during the Byzantine period. Cross figures found inside the cave.[9]

References

  1. [1]
    "Belediye Sitesi". gerger.bel.tr (in Turkish). August 4, 2020. Retrieved February 9, 2022.
  2. [2]
    "Address-based population registration system (ADNKS) results dated 31 December 2021" (XLS) (in Turkish). TÜİK. Retrieved 12 January 2023.
  3. [3]
    Avcıkıran, Adem (2009). Kürtçe Anamnez Anamneza bi Kurmancî (in Turkish and Kurdish). p. 56.
  4. [4]
    İlçe Belediyesi, Turkey Civil Administration Departments Inventory. Retrieved 12 January 2023.
  5. [5]
    Aybek, Ömer Faruk (1988). Otuzuncu yılında Gerger (Aldüş) (in Turkish). pp. 48–49.
  6. [6]
    Beihammer 2017, p. 115.
  7. [7]
    Beihammer 2017, p. 293.
  8. [8]
    The Geographical Journal. Royal Geographical Society. 1896.
  9. [9]
    Roman-era cave found in Adıyaman

Sources

  • Beihammer, Alexander Daniel (2017). Byzantium and the Emergence of Muslim Turkish Anatolia, ca. 1040-1130. Routledge. ISBN 978-1-138-22959-4.
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