Değ Firmencik
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| Province (il) : | Mardin | |||
| District ( ilçe ) : | Nusaybin | |||
| Coordinates : | 37 ° 9 ' N , 41 ° 37' E | |||
| Height : | 539 m | |||
| Telephone code : | (+90) 482 | |||
| Postal code : | 47300 | |||
| License plate : | 47 | |||
Değirmencik ( Kurmanji : Qolika) is an abandoned jesidisches village in the southeast of Turkey . The hamlet is located on the Syrian-Turkish border approx. 40 km northeast of Nusaybin in the Nusaybin district of the same name in the Mardin province .
location
Değirmcik (Qolika) is located approx. 7 km east of the Yezidi village Çilesiz (Mezrê) and approx. 5.5 km southeast of the Yezidi village Mağaracık (Xanik).
History and population
The original name of the village is Qolika or Kolika. The hamlet was renamed as a result of the Turkishization of geographical names in Turkey . Değ Firmencik had a population decline from the 1970s. Between 1985 and 1990 the population decreased from 341 to 114 people.