Gerger
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{{Infobox Turkey place
| type = municipality
| name = Gerger
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| image_skyline = Gerger.jpg
| image_caption = Gerger
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| coordinates = {{coord|38|01|44|N|39|01|56|E|format=dms|display=inline,title}}
| province = Adıyaman
| district = Gerger
| leader_party = AKP
| leader_name = Erkan Aksoy{{cite web |url=http://www.gerger.bel.tr/baskanimiz.php |language=tr|title=Belediye Sitesi |date=August 4, 2020 |website=gerger.bel.tr |access-date=February 9, 2022}}
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| population_total = 2753
| population_as_of = 2021
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| blank1_info =
| postal_code = 02700
| website = {{URL|https://www.gerger.bel.tr/}}
}}
Gerger ({{langx|hy|Գարգար|Gargar|lit=mound}}; {{langx|ku-Latn|Aldûş}}){{cite book |author1=Avcıkıran |first=Adem |url= |title=Kürtçe Anamnez Anamneza bi Kurmancî |date=2009 |page=56 |language=tr, ku}} is a town of Adıyaman Province of Turkey. It is the seat of Gerger District.[https://www.e-icisleri.gov.tr/Anasayfa/MulkiIdariBolumleri.aspx İlçe Belediyesi], Turkey Civil Administration Departments Inventory. Retrieved 12 January 2023. It is mainly populated by Kurds of different tribal backgrounds and had a population of 2,753 in 2021.{{Cite web |title=Address-based population registration system (ADNKS) results dated 31 December 2021|url=https://www.tuik.gov.tr/indir/duyuru/favori_raporlar.xlsx |access-date=12 January 2023|publisher=TÜİK|language=tr |format=XLS}}{{Cite book |last=Aybek |first=Ömer Faruk |title=Otuzuncu yılında Gerger (Aldüş) |year=1988 |pages=48–49 |language=tr}} The mayor is Erkan Aksoy (AKP).
History
=Medieval History=
In the 11th century the town formed a defensive outpost for the Byzantine Empire together with the city of Edessa, Samosata, Ḥiṣn Manṣūr and Chasanara and seems to have had a considerable garrison.{{sfn|Beihammer|2017|p=115}} After the Byzantines rule over the region faded, the region around the Mor Bar Sauma monastery and Gerger became a base of power for local chiefs of Syrian and Armenian origin, and the town was under control of Constantine of Gerger.{{sfn|Beihammer|2017|p=293}}
=Modern History=
According to The Geographical Journal in 1896, Gerger had 750 inhabitants with most being Kurds, with the exception of few Ottoman officials and Armenians.{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=MLFOAAAAIAAJ&q=750+inhabitants&pg=PA324|title=The Geographical Journal|date=1896|publisher=Royal Geographical Society.|language=en}}
=Archaeology=
In 2018, archaeologists discovered a cave which used during religious ceremonies by Christians during the Byzantine period. Cross figures found inside the cave.[http://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/roman-era-cave-found-in-adiyaman-138519 Roman-era cave found in Adıyaman]
References
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Sources
- {{cite book |last1=Beihammer |first1=Alexander Daniel |title=Byzantium and the Emergence of Muslim Turkish Anatolia, ca. 1040-1130 |date=2017 |publisher=Routledge |isbn=978-1-138-22959-4}}
{{Gerger District}}
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Category:District municipalities in Turkey