la " ▁is ▁still ▁used ▁by ▁some ▁inhabitants ▁of ▁the ▁area , ▁especially ▁by ▁elder ly ▁vill agers . ▁The ▁name ▁" Al - B uk am al " ▁() ▁means ▁" the ▁family ▁of ▁Kam al ", ▁Kam al ▁being ▁the ▁tribe ▁that ▁lives ▁there , ▁whereas ▁the ▁name ▁" A bu ▁Kam al " ▁means ▁" the ▁father ▁of ▁Kam al ". ▁ ▁History ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁ 1 7 th ▁century , ▁Ab u ▁Kam al ▁was ▁the ▁seat ▁of ▁an ▁Ott oman ▁san jak ▁in ▁the ▁E y alet ▁of ▁Ar ▁Ru ha , ▁modern ▁ Ş an l ı ur fa . ▁It ▁was ▁a ▁k aza ▁( sub d istrict ) ▁center ▁within ▁Z or ▁Mut as arr ı fl ı ğ ı ▁( D istrict ▁of ▁Z or ) ▁until ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁Ott oman ▁rule ▁in ▁ 1 9 1 8 . ▁In ▁ 1 8 9 6 , ▁the ▁old ▁mud ▁village ▁was ▁re located ▁a ▁mile ▁up stream ▁because ▁it ▁was ▁in ▁danger ▁of ▁being ▁ru ined ▁by ▁flo oding . ▁The ▁new ▁village ▁was ▁built ▁from ▁stone ▁and ▁had ▁wide ▁streets . ▁The ▁village ▁and ▁its ▁sub d istrict ▁formed ▁the ▁center ▁of ▁the ▁Arab ▁U q ay dat ▁tribe ▁and ▁was ▁largely ▁Sun ni ▁Muslim , ▁with ▁the ▁exception ▁of ▁a ▁small ▁Christian ▁community ▁from ▁De ir ▁ez - Z or ▁and ▁Mos ul . ▁At ▁the ▁beginning ▁of ▁the ▁ 2 0 th ▁century , ▁it ▁contained ▁eight y ▁houses