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IntersectionLieuAntiquité–XIXe siècle

Region: Turquie (Anatolie du Sud-Est)

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Ancient Amida, a metropolis of Upper Mesopotamia in Turkey (southeastern Anatolia), Diyarbakır was home to a Jewish community since the medieval period, active in commerce and cited by medieval travelers such as Benjamin of Tudela. It persisted into the 20th century.

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This book bears no memory day yet. The sources that document Diyarbakır (Amida) give years and centuries, never a day; we do not invent one.

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Sources & resources

  • Encyclopaedia Judaica2e éd., Keter/Macmillan
  • Encyclopedia of Jews in the Islamic WorldBrill

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