Diyar Bakr
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Diyar Bakr is a historical region in Upper Mesopotamia, corresponding roughly to parts of modern southeastern Turkey, known for its role in medieval Islamic and pre-Islamic Near Eastern history.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Diyar Bakr canonical | 2 |
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
historical region
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region of Upper Mesopotamia ⓘ |
| administrativeRole | formed part of the Jazira provinces in early Islam ⓘ |
| borders |
Diyar Mudar
NERFINISHED
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Diyar Rabi'a NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| correspondsRoughlyTo |
Diyarbakır Province
NERFINISHED
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parts of modern southeastern Turkey ⓘ |
| etymology | Arabic phrase meaning "land of Bakr" ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeName |
Diyār Bakr
NERFINISHED
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Diyār Bakr (Arabic: ديار بكر) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCenter | city of Amida NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasMajorCity |
Amida
NERFINISHED
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Diyarbakır NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasMajorRiver | Tigris River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod |
early Islamic period
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medieval Islamic period ⓘ pre-Islamic Near Eastern period ⓘ |
| knownFor |
mixed Kurdish, Arab, Armenian and Syriac Christian populations
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role in frontier conflicts between Byzantines and Muslim states ⓘ strategic position on the upper Tigris ⓘ |
| languageHistoricallySpoken |
Arabic
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Aramaic ⓘ Armenian NERFINISHED ⓘ Kurdish ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Northern Mesopotamia
NERFINISHED
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Upper Mesopotamia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInPresentDay |
Republic of Turkey
NERFINISHED
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southeastern Turkey ⓘ |
| modernSuccessorUnit | Diyarbakır Province of Turkey NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Banu Bakr NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | al-Jazira NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| preIslamicStatus | borderland between Roman-Byzantine and Iranian spheres ⓘ |
| religiousHistory |
important center for Syriac Christianity
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site of early Islamic administrative districts ⓘ |
| wasControlledBy |
Byzantine Empire
NERFINISHED
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Sasanian Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ various Kurdish dynasties ⓘ |
| wasPartOf |
Abbasid Caliphate
NERFINISHED
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Artuqid beylik NERFINISHED ⓘ Ayyubid Sultanate NERFINISHED ⓘ Hamdanid domains NERFINISHED ⓘ Marwanid emirate NERFINISHED ⓘ Ottoman Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ Seljuk Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ Umayyad Caliphate NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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