Beşpınar, Beşiri
Beşpınar | |
|---|---|
  Beşpınar Location in Turkey | |
| Coordinates: 37°50′42″N 41°36′22″E / 37.845°N 41.606°E | |
| Country | Turkey |
| Province | Batman |
| District | Beşiri |
| Population (2021)[1] | 1,756 |
| Time zone | UTC+3 (TRT) |
Beşpınar (Kurdish: Aranz; Syriac: Arnez)[2] is a village in the Beşiri District of Batman Province in Turkey.[3] The village is populated by Kurds and had a population of 1,756 in 2021.[1][4] The village is Yazidi.[4]
The hamlets of Doruklu and Sütlüce are attached to the village.[3] Doruklu (Kanî Sork, Koniserik) is also populated by Yazidis.[4]
History
‘Arnez (today called Beşpınar) was historically inhabited by Syriac Orthodox Christians.[2] In the Syriac Orthodox patriarchal register of dues of 1870, it was recorded that the village had 10 households, who paid 16 dues, and did not have a priest.[2] There was a Syriac Orthodox church of Morī Gewargīs.[2] It was located in the kaza (district) of Şirvan.[2]
References
- ^ a b "31 ARALIK 2021 TARİHLİ ADRESE DAYALI NÜFUS KAYIT SİSTEMİ (ADNKS) SONUÇLARI" (XLS). TÜİK (in Turkish). Retrieved 16 December 2022.
- ^ a b c d e Bcheiry (2009), p. 49.
- ^ a b "Türkiye Mülki İdare Bölümleri Envanteri". T.C. İçişleri Bakanlığı (in Turkish). Archived from the original on 6 July 2015. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
- ^ a b c Turan (1993), p. 30.
Bibliography
- Bcheiry, Iskandar (2009). The Syriac Orthodox Patriarchal Register of Dues of 1870: An Unpublished Historical Document from the Late Ottoman Period. Gorgias Press. Retrieved 21 March 2025.
- Turan, Ahmet (1993). Yezidiler Tarihçeleri Coğrafi Dağılımları İnançları Örf ve Adetleri (in Turkish).