Danamandıra

Danamandıra is a neighborhood (former administrative status: village) of Silivri district in Istanbul Province, Turkey. The village's name is a compound of the words "Dana" for calf and "mandıra" for dairy farm.

Danamandıra
Neighborhood (Village)
Place name sign at city limit of Danamandıra
Danamandıra
Location in Istanbul Province
Coordinates: 41°18′28″N 28°14′37″E
Country Turkey
RegionMarmara
ProvinceIstanbul
DistrictSilivri
Population
 (2019)
 • Total1,072
Time zoneUTC+3 (TRT)
Postal code
34582
Phone area code212

History

Archaeological surveys were carried out by three domestic and two foreign universities between 2007 and 2016, in the forest area called "Aylapınarı" east of the village, where a cave, some tumuli, ancient quarries, remains of rock carvings and a monumental water structure point to a cult center.[1][2][3][4] These revealed that the site was settled in the Late Neolithic and Chalcolithic periods, as well as in the Iron Age. The site was registered as first-grade archaeological protected area.[1]

According to Nadir Tuna, an emigrant from Danamandıra, the local residents immigrated from a village in Razgrad Province, which was then part of the Ottoman Empire and now in Bulgaria, during the Russo-Turkish War (1877–1878), upon orders of the Ottoman Sultan Abdul Hamid II (r. 1876–1909). The immigrants settled in Danamandıra in 1882 by permission of the Sultan, after living temporarily in Çerkezköy and Ramis region.[5]

Geography

Being the farthermost settlement of the district, the distance of Danamandıra to Silivri is 35 km (22 mi), and it is 80 km (50 mi) far from Istanbul city. Danamandıra neighbors Karamandere in the north, Gümüşpınar and Kurfallı in the east, Küçük Sinekli and Büyük Sinekli in the south, and Sayalar and Aydınlar in the west.[5]

Population
YearPopulation[6]
20131,141
20141,119
20151,135
20161,098
20171,109
20181,086
20191,072

Economy
Firewood preparing in Damandıra.

The main economy of the village is agriculture, animal husbandry and forestry. The arable land area of the village stretching over 3,500 daa (3.5 km2; 1.4 sq mi) is less than in the surrounding villages. There is a yogurt dairy and a cheese dairy in the village. The dairy products are sold even to high-class hotels. As of 2007, there were 671 dairy cattle (dairy cows and buffalos) and 251 sheep as livestock. In addition to diverse vegetables to meet the needs of the villagers, plants such as common bean, wheat and corn are grown. A coppiced forest of mostly oak trees covering 3,700 ha (9,100 acres) provides firewood and trade goods for the villagers.[5][7] Charcoal produced by pyrolysis process of oak wood from Danamandıra forests is considered a high-quality product for barbecue.[8]

Recreation
A view from the Danamandıra Nature Park.

The forest area with three lakes located southwest of the village was registered in 2006 as a protected area for conservation of nature.[9] The recreational area became Danamandıra Nature Park in 2015.[10]

Events

The Turkish Foundation for Combating Soil Erosion (TEMA) organizes an acorn picking festival in the forest as part of its Oak Project in November.[7][11]

References
  1. "Karar" (PDF) (in Turkish). Kültür ve Turizm Bakanlığı. 15 June 2017. Retrieved 4 July 2020.
  2. "Danamandıra Antik Kült Merkezi taş ocağı tehdidi altında". Silivri Hür Haber (in Turkish). 19 August 2017. Retrieved 5 July 2020.
  3. "Silivri'deki antik kent ilgi bekliyor". T24 (in Turkish). 3 September 2008. Retrieved 6 July 2020.
  4. Ocak, Serkan (5 September 2008). "3 bin 500 yıllık tarihin üzerine taş ocağı". Radikal (in Turkish). Retrieved 5 July 2020.
  5. "Silivrililerin Bile Bilmediği Danamandura". Silivriliyiz (in Turkish). 13 July 2007. Retrieved 3 July 2020.
  6. "İstanbul Silivri Danamandıra Mahallesi Nüfusu 1.072" (in Turkish). Nüfusu Ne. Retrieved 3 July 2020.
  7. "Danamandıra'da Meşe Palamudu Toplama etkinliği düzenleniyor". Silivri Hür Haber (in Turkish). 12 November 2013. Retrieved 4 July 2020.
  8. "Danamandıra Meşe Elleme Kömür" (in Turkish). n11. Retrieved 5 July 2020.
  9. "Silivri Dana Mandıra Kurtuldu". Silivriliyiz (in Turkish). 4 July 2006. Archived from the original on 8 July 2020. Retrieved 9 July 2020.
  10. "Danamandıra Göleti'nde Neler Oluyor?". Silivriliyiz (in Turkish). 4 September 2017. Archived from the original on 7 July 2020. Retrieved 9 July 2020.
  11. "Danamandıra'da Meşe Palamudu Toplama şenliği". Silivri Haber Ajansı (in Turkish). 28 November 2016. Retrieved 4 July 2020.
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