General Information
Nahiya (Subdistrict)
Reco
Also Known As
Al-Sawan Al-Saghir, Çeqmaq Small, Çeqmaqê Çûçik, الصوان الصغير, جقماق صغير, چقماق صغير, چقمق صغير, جقموقو جوجك
Photos
Basic Information about Çeqmaqê Çûçik
Source: Tirej Afrin
Etymology: The name is derived from the Kurdish word "Çaqmaq" meaning "flint stone," referring to the clay and flint rocks found at the site.
Foundation Date/Period: Approximately 150 years ago
Hills: Çiyayê Bilêl
Summaries
I. Summary from TirejAfrin Site (English) of Çeqmaqê Çûçik
Source: https://www.tirejafrin.com/site/kura%20afrin%20%20%20Reco%20-%20jaqmaq%20saker.htm
It is stated in the book Çiyayê Kurmênc (Efrîn): A Geographical Study: Çaqmaqa Mezin and Çaqmaqa Biçûk (The Flint). Çaqmaq is a Kurdish word meaning "flint stone," and the site of the village contains clay rocks. They are two villages: Çaqmaqçik, Çaqmaqa Biçûk, the Small Flint.
Stats: 703 inhabitants, 88 hectares, 6 km distance, 821 m altitude. It is a medium sized village located on the northern slope of Çiyayê Bilêl.
It is stated in the book Efrîn... Her River and Her Green Hills that Çaqmaqa Biçûk is a village in Çiyayê Kurmênc following the Reco district, Efrîn area, Heleb governorate. It is a small village located in the central part of the mentioned mountain, on the northern slope of a limestone height. It overlooks agricultural lands with red soil to the north and west. It is 6 km away from the town of Reco towards the northeast.
It is bordered to the north by a slope and a plain planted with olive trees and the village of Çaqmaqa Mezin; to the south by a high mountain range filled with forests and oak trees and the villages of Zerkanlî and Çobanlî; to the east by a deep watercourse, a mountain range, and the village of Elemder which is close to it and located 800 m away; and to the west by a mountain range and the village of Cênceley. Due to the presence of a valley in the eastern part of the village, the eastern section is separated into two parts: (right of the valley, left of the valley).
The number of its houses is about 25, and its age is about 150 years. The origin of this village goes back to the village of Çaqmaqa Mezin, whose residents separated from the original village after they settled in the lands of the current village, which originally belonged to the residents of the village of Çaqmaqa Mezin. Its old residences are stone and mud with wooden roofs, while the modern ones are cement and spread towards the west.
An electricity network is available, as well as a leveled, unpaved dirt road, the Riya Cênceley-Çaqmaqa Biçûk (Cênceley-Çaqmaqa Biçûk road). The village drinks from cisterns dug next to houses where rainwater collects in winter, and currently, they have dug artesian wells near the houses. There is a joint school between Cênceley and Çaqmaqa Biçûk 500 m away.
The residents work in rain fed agriculture (olives, grains, vines) on an area amounting to 88 hectares, and in raising sheep and goats. Among the holders of higher degrees in the village is Husên Hebeş (PhD in Philosophy in Linguistic Sciences, Russia).
Village Mukhtar: Qember Bekir Hesen
Sources of Information:
- Book: جبل الكرد (عفرين) دراسة جغرافية Çiyayê Kurmênc (Efrîn): A Geographical Study by د. محمد عبدو علي Dr. Mihemed Ebdo Elî.
- Book: عفرين .... نهرها وروابيها الخضراء Efrîn... Her River and Her Green Hills by عبدالرحمن محمد Ebdulrehman Mihemed from the village of Qetme.
- Studies of Navenda Tirej Soft / Ebdulrehman Hacî Osman.
- Some residents of the villages.
Preparation and Execution: Director of the Tirej Efrîn site: Ebdulrehman Hacî Osman 20/12/2013
Foundation/Origin Information of Çeqmaqê Çûçik
The village originated when residents from Çeqmaqê Mezin separated from the original village and settled on lands that belonged to them.
Source: TirejAfrin Site
Possible Village Name Meaning of Çeqmaqê Çûçik
"Çeqmaq" is a Kurdish word meaning "flint stone."
Source: TirejAfrin Site