Dumanlı

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Dumanlı (former: Santa) is a mid-size town in the border of Trabzon and Gümüşhane in Pontos. Lat (DMS) 40° 40' 49N Long (DMS) 39° 47' 3E Altitude (meters) 1684 m) It consist of seven villages)[1] :

  • Piştofandon: 400 house, St. Kyriake, St. Panteleimonos, St. Christophoros churches, a primary school and fountain of Christoforos. Etymology pishtof "gun" + anton toponomical suffix in Greek
  • Zurnaciandon: 120 house, Hagia Georgios, Hagia Constantine, Hagia Kyriake churches an d a primary school. Etymology Zurnaci "zurna -a reed instrument-player" + anton
  • Çakalandon: 53 house, Zodoxu Rigis and Hagia Georgios churches, a primary school. Etymology Çakal "jackal" + anton
  • Sihanandon: 150 house. St. Kyriake, Hagia Georgios churches. 2 primary scholl (one of them for only girls. Etymology İşhan "Prince in Armenian" + anton
  • Cejlerandon: 60 house. Holy Apostol Petro, Apostol Pavio churches and a primary school.
  • Pinetendon: 30 house. Profizitic Ilion and Hagia Georgios churches and a primary school.
  • Terzandon: 200 house. Hagia Theodoros and Metamorfeseus churches. Etymology Terzi "Tailor in Turkish" + anton

Inhabitants of Dumanlı mostly Christians (51%) or Crypto Christians (49%).[2] After 1857 with Hatt-ı Hümayun they change their statues Christian instead of Chrypto. Most of the Greek pontians where forced to leave their houses and find other place to live during 1877-78 Russo-Turkish War. Most of the citizens of Santa where moved to Georgia Republic, Armenia and south part of Russia. Their primary language is mostly Turkish and who live in the region up until the population exchange

During the World War I the Greeks of Santa did try to organize armed resistance against Turkish army. Pontian guerrilla bands had appeared in the mountains of Santa as early as 1916 with leadership Capitan Stylianos Kosmidis and successfuly resistance of Turkish attack in 6 September 1921. After population exchange they settled in North of Greece/West Thracia.

[edit] Notes

  1. ^ Özhan Öztürk. Karadeniz Ansiklopedik Sözlük. 2005. Istanbul pp.1009-10011
  2. ^ BRYER, A. (1988), Peoples and Settlement in Anatolia and Caucasus 800-1900. Variorum Reprintis. London

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