| Type: | neighbourhood |
| Narlı | |
| Province: | Mardin |
| District: | Midyat |
| Population Total: | 387 |
| Population As Of: | 2021 |
Narlı (; syr|Aḥlaḥ) is a neighbourhood in the municipality and district of Midyat, Mardin Province in Turkey.[1] The village is populated by Assyrians and by Kurds of the Dermemikan tribe and had a population of 387 in 2021.[2] It is located in the historic region of Tur Abdin.
Aḥlaḥ (today called Narlı) was inhabited by three or four Assyrian families in 1915. The Assyrians adhered to the Syriac Orthodox Church. Amidst the Sayfo, the Assyrians of Aḥlaḥ were protected by their Kurdish neighbours. Some Assyrians who took refuge at ‘Ayn-Wardo were shot as they attempted to return to their village. The population of the village was 984 in 1960. There were 30 Kurdish-speaking Christians in five families in 1966. By 1987, there were no remaining Assyrians.
The following is a list of the number of Assyrian families that have inhabited Aḥlaḥ per year stated. Unless otherwise stated, all figures are from the list provided in The Syrian Orthodox Christians in the Late Ottoman Period and Beyond: Crisis then Revival, as noted in the bibliography below.
NotesCitations
. Ritter. Hellmut. 1967. Turoyo: Die Volkssprache der Syrischen Christen des Tur 'Abdin. 1. Franz Steiner Verlag. de. Hellmut Ritter.