Oğuz, Beşiri
Oğuz | |
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  Oğuz Location in Turkey | |
| Coordinates: 37°49′05″N 41°22′41″E / 37.818°N 41.378°E | |
| Country | Turkey |
| Province | Batman |
| District | Beşiri |
| Population (2021)[1] | 405 |
| Time zone | UTC+3 (TRT) |
Oğuz (Kurdish: Şimiz; Syriac: Šimiz)[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 405 in 2021.[1][4] The village is populated by Yazidis.[4]
The hamlets of Akdoğan, Kışlacık, Onbaşı and Yavuz are attached to the village.[3] Onbaşı is populated by Yazidis as well.[5]
History
Šimiz (today called Oğuz) 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 3 households, who paid 10 dues, and had one priest, but did not have a church.[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 Bcheiry (2009), p. 43.
- ^ 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 Andrews & Benninghaus (1989), p. 351.
- ^ Turan (1993), p. 33.
Bibliography
- Andrews, Peter Alford; Benninghaus, Rüdiger, eds. (1989). Ethnic Groups in the Republic of Turkey.
- 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 The Syriac Orthodox Patriarchal Register of Dues of 1870: An Unpublished Historical Document from the Late Ottoman Period.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).