Meydancık, Beşiri
Meydancık | |
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Settlement | |
  Meydancık Location in Turkey | |
| Coordinates: 37°48′45″N 41°30′13″E / 37.81249°N 41.50361°E | |
| Country | Turkey |
| Province | Batman |
| District | Beşiri |
| Time zone | UTC+3 (TRT) |
Meydancık (Syriac: Dūšā)[1] is a hamlet in the Beşiri District of Batman Province in Turkey. It is attached to the village of Kumgeçit.[2] It is populated by Yazidis.[3]
History
Dūšā (today called Meydancık) was historically inhabited by Syriac Orthodox Christians.[1] In the Syriac Orthodox patriarchal register of dues of 1870, it was recorded that the village had 4 households, who paid 21 dues, and did not have a church or a priest.[1]
References
- ^ a b c Bcheiry (2009), p. 49.
- ^ "Türkiye Mülki İdare Bölümleri Envanteri". T.C. İçişleri Bakanlığı (in Turkish). Archived from the original on 6 July 2015. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
- ^ Turan (1993), p. 54.
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 The Syriac Orthodox Patriarchal Register of Dues of 1870: An Unpublished Historical Document from the Late Ottoman Period.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).