Çermik

Çermik is a town whose name derives from the natural spa that has long distinguished it. The baths were the feature most associated with the place. Its surroundings had hot, dry summers and cool, wet winters that occasionally brought snow.

Within the Ottoman Empire, Çermik belonged to the Kurdish sanjaks of the Diyarbekir Eyalet. Its religious landscape was varied: the kaza counted 12,418 Armenians, with churches, a monastery and schools.