İdil

İdil
İdil
Location in Turkey
Coordinates: 37°20′28″N 41°53′38″E / 37.341°N 41.894°E / 37.341; 41.894
CountryTurkey
ProvinceŞırnak
Districtİdil
Government
  MayorTürkan Kayır (Independent)
Population
 (2021)
30,271
Time zoneUTC+3 (TRT)
Websitewww.idil.bel.tr

İdil (Syriac: ܐܙܟ, romanized: Azakh, or Beth Zabday, Kurdish: Hezex, Arabic: آزخ, romanized: Azekh) is a city and seat of the İdil District of the Şırnak Province in Turkey. It is located in the historical region of Tur Abdin. The town had a population of 30,271 in 2021 and is composed of Kurds of the Domanan, Dorikan, Harunan, Meman and Omerkan tribes. The town was once home to a large number of Assyrians/Syriacs, however, only a few families remain today.

In the city, there is a Syriac Orthodox Church of the Mother of God (Arabic: كنيسة العذراء, Turkish: Meryem Ana Kilisesi).