Kabala, Artuklu

Kabala (Kebele, Qebala) is a neighbourhood of the municipality and district of Artuklu, Mardin Province, Turkey. Its population is 8,217 (2022). Before the 2013 reorganisation, it was a town (belde).

It is populated by Arabs, Kurds and the Mhallami.

History
Kabala is a former Jewish settlement which today is predominately Arab with moreover a Kurdish population. Kurdish tribes in the village are the Hesinan and the Omerkan.