General Information
Nahiya (Subdistrict)
Reco
Also Known As
Al-Nasr, Kuri, Kurê, النصر, كري, كريه
Families, Clans, etc.
Ewnî Beg
Photos
Basic Information about Kurê
Source: Tirej Afrin
Etymology: The name Kur means the clipped, the shaven, or the barren. It is a name given to a high place that is treeless, or where the trees are at a single level. The Arabized name El-Nesr has no connection to the original name.
Foundation Date/Period: Approximately 300 years ago
Hills: Ekaş
Ruins: Semaq, Old house of Ewnî Beg
Other Landmarks: Valley of Sarisn, Deşta Amûqê, Çemê Reş
Summaries
I. Summary from TirejAfrin Site (English) of Kurê
Source: https://www.tirejafrin.com/site/kura%20afrin%20%20%20Reco%20-%20kure.htm
Based on the book جبل الكرد (عفرين) دراسة جغرافية Çiyayê Kurmênc (Efrîn): A Geographical Study: Kur, Kurê, El-Nesr /494 inhabitants, 674m altitude/:
Kur: Meaning the clipped, the shaven, the barren. It is a name given to a high place that is treeless, or where the trees are at a single level. This description fits the location of the village. Kurds usually call such mountainous places Kur. As for El-Nesr, it is an Arabized name that has no connection to the original name of the village.
It is a small village located on a high, steep, forested mountainous hill that is difficult to climb except from the eastern side via the valley of Sarisn. The location of the village is extremely beautiful.
Based on the book عفرين .... نهرها وروابيها الخضراء Efrîn... Her River and Her Green Hills: Kurê: A village in Çiyayê Kurmênc belonging to the Reco district, Efrîn region, Heleb governorate. It is a small village located in the middle section of the mentioned mountain on the slope of a mountainous elevation overlooking the lands of Deşta Amûqê. It is 9 km away from the town of Reco towards the southwest.
It is bordered to the north by a rugged and harsh slope, a deep valley, the ruins of Semaq, and the mountain of Ekaş. It is bordered to the south by a harsh slope planted with forest trees, oak, and terebinth, and the village of Şediya. It is bordered to the east by a harsh slope and two deep watercourses, then a very high and rugged mountain range and the villages of Kumreş and Hesen Kelkawî. It is bordered to the west by a slope, Deşta Amûqê, Çemê Reş (Black River), and the Turkish border directly.
The number of its houses is about 10 houses, and its age is about 300 years. It is one of the old villages and was inhabited by old families in the region, such as the family of (Ewnî Beg) during the Ottoman occupation of the region. Slopes are located around the village from all directions. Its old dwellings are made of stone and mud with flat wooden roofs, while the modern ones are cement.
A electricity network, a dirt mountain road, and a primary school shared with the village of Şediya are available in the village. There is also an old archaeological house on the eastern side of the village belonging to the previously mentioned family. The village drinks water from cisterns where rainwater is collected in winter.
Village Mukhtar: Mihemed Hemo
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: Manager of the site Tirej Efrîn: Ebdulrehman Hacî Osman 20/12/2013
Foundation/Origin Information of Kurê
It is one of the old villages and was inhabited by old families in the region like the Awni Bik Family during the Ottoman occupation.
Source: TirejAfrin Site
Possible Village Name Meaning of Kurê
"Kuri" means the trimmed, shaved, bald. It is a name given to a high place that is not forested.
Source: TirejAfrin Site