Savur (; ; ), meaning “mountain ridge” in SyriacLouis Costaz, S. J., Dictionnaire Syriaque-Français / Syriac-English Dictionary / قاموس سرياني عربي(Beirut: Dar al-Machreq; transcribed into tables by the American Foundation for Syriac Studies, NJ) ܨܘܪܐ [from sedra.bethmardutho.org, accessed on Jul. 01, 2025]. and formerly known as Savor, is a municipality and district of Mardin Province, Turkey.Büyükşehir İlçe Belediyesi , Turkey Civil Administration Departments Inventory. Retrieved 19 September 2023. Its area is 962 km2, and its population is 24,821 (2022).
Demographics According to the Armenian Patriarchate of Constantinople, 1,032 lived in Savur on the eve of World War I. They had one church and two schools. They were massacred during the Armenian genocide. The Agha Petros mentions an Assyrian population of 200.
+ Mother tongue, Savur District, 1927 Turkish census Turkish Arabic Kurdish Circassian Armenian Unknown or other language 387 8,443 18,749 – – 7
+ Religion, Savur District, 1927 Turkish census Muslim Christian Jewish Unknown or other religion 27,203 48 – 335
Today, the town is populated by Arabs, Assyrians and Kurds.
Politics In the local elections of March 2019, Gülistan Öncü of the pro-minority HDP was elected mayor. On 15 November 2019, she was detained due to an investigation related to terrorism. She was dismissed the following day, and District Governor Bayram Türker was appointed as a trustee.
Composition There are 41 neighbourhoods in Savur District:Mahalle , Turkey Civil Administration Departments Inventory. Retrieved 19 September 2023.
Akyürek () Armutalan () Bağyaka () Başağaç () Başkavak () Bengisu Çınarönü () Dereiçi () Durusu () Evkuran () Gölbaşı Harmantepe () Hisarkaya () İçören İşgören () Kaplan Karaköy () Kayacıklar () Kayatepe (Mineyzil) Kırbalı () Kırkdirek () Kocahüyük () Köprülü () Koşuyolu Ormancık () Pınardere () Safa Sancaklı () Şenocak () Serenli () Seydin Soylu () Sürgücü () Taşlık () Tokluca Üçerli () Üçkavak Yaylayanı () Yazır () Yenilmez Yeşilalan ()
Notable people Aziz Sancar, Turkish scientist and second Turkish Nobel laureate
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