Kulp

Kulp, also known as Pasur, lies in the mountain country northeast of Diyarbakır. Local tradition remembers a lord named Kulpo who held the fortress of Kafrom and gave his name to the district. Kulp formed part of a region of Kurdish lordships and came under Ottoman rule in 1515. A tax register of 1540 lists it among the hereditary districts attached to the province of Diyarbakır, reflecting the continued place of local rulers in the Ottoman frontier.