Gercüş (Kurdish: Kercews/Kercoz,[3][4] Syriac: "ܟܦܪ ܓܘ̈ܙܐ" "Kfar Gawze"[5] or "ܟܦܪ ܓܘܣܢ" "Kfar Gawson") is a town and district of Batman Province in Turkey. The mayor is Abdulkerim Kaya (BDP).
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Coordinates: 37°33′59″N 41°23′04″E | |
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Province | Batman |
Government | |
• Mayor | Abdulkerim Kaya (BDP) |
• Kaymakam | Tarkan Keskin |
Area | |
• District | 826.04 km2 (318.94 sq mi) |
Population (2012)[2] | |
• Urban | 4,725 |
• District | 22,183 |
• District density | 27/km2 (70/sq mi) |
Website | www.gercus.bel.tr |
The town of Gercus is said to be built by a wealthy Roman soldier named "Gawson" who named the village after him.[6]
The town was formerly populated by Assyrians but mainly Kurds from the Kercoz tribe live in the town today.[7]
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