Dara | |
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Coordinates: 37°10′41″N 40°57′11″E / 37.178°N 40.953°E | |
Country | Turkey |
Province | Mardin |
District | Artuklu |
Population (2021)[1] | 1,029 |
Time zone | UTC+3 (TRT) |
Dara, formerly Oğuz, (Kurdish: Dara, Darê) is a neighbourhood in the municipality and district of Artuklu, Mardin Province in Turkey.[2] The village is populated by Kurds and had a population of 1,029 in 2021.[1][3]
The village was populated by Catholic Armenians until the Armenian genocide in 1915. Kurds from Bayraklı, Derik would subsequently settle in the village and have since then been intertwined with the surrounding Dakoran tribe.[4][3]