Savur
Savur (Arabic: صور, Kurdish: Stewrê[3]) is a town and district in the Mardin Province of Turkey.
Savur | |
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  Savur | |
| Coordinates: 37°32′15″N 40°53′21″E | |
| Country |  Turkey |
| Province | Mardin |
| Government | |
| • Elected Mayor | Gulistan Öncü (HDP) |
| • Kaymakam and Trustee | Bayram Türker |
| Area | |
| • District | 1,031.82 km2 (398.39 sq mi) |
| Population (2012)[2] | |
| • Urban | 6,713 |
| • District | 30,588 |
| • District density | 30/km2 (77/sq mi) |
| Post code | 47860 |
| Website | www.savur.bel.tr |
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Politics
In the local elections of March 2019 Gülistan Öncü was elected mayor.[4] On the 15 November 2019 she was detained due to an investigation related to terrorism. The next day she was dismissed and District Governor Bayram Türker was appointed as a trustee.[5]
Historical places
The district is rich in historical places. Some of them are: Aynkamar, Ras-ıl Meydan, Ras-ıl Harf, Köprübaşı as promenade places, Old Mosque,[6] Savur Castle,[6] and some ancient mansions in the outskirts of the castle.
Education
Savur has a high literacy rate compared to neighboring regions.
Nobel laureate Aziz Sancar was born in this town in 1946. He attended primary school in Savur.[7]
References
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- "Population of province/district centers and towns/villages by districts - 2012". Address Based Population Registration System (ABPRS) Database. Turkish Statistical Institute. Retrieved 2013-02-27.
- Avcýkýran, Dr. Adem (ed.). "Kürtçe Anamnez, Anamneza bi Kurmancî" (PDF). Tirsik. p. 55. Retrieved 17 December 2019.
- Şafak, Yeni (2019-11-16). "Mardin Savur Seçim Sonuçları – Savur Yerel Seçim Sonuçları". Yeni Şafak (in Turkish). Retrieved 2019-11-16.
- "4 HDP mayors in southeastern Turkey dismissed on terror charges". DailySabah. Retrieved 2019-11-16.
- "Savur: the "small version" of Mardin with 3000-year-old history". Offbeat Travel Blog. 2018-04-30. Retrieved 2019-11-16.
- "The Nobel Prize in Chemistry 2015". NobelPrize.org. Retrieved 2019-11-16.
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