Yalınkavak, Beşiri
Yalınkavak | |
|---|---|
  Yalınkavak Location in Turkey | |
| Coordinates: 37°51′11″N 41°21′58″E / 37.853°N 41.366°E | |
| Country | Turkey |
| Province | Batman |
| District | Beşiri |
| Population (2021)[1] | 244 |
| Time zone | UTC+3 (TRT) |
Yalınkavak (Kurdish: Baximsê; Syriac: Bāḫemes)[2] is a village in the Beşiri District of Batman Province in Turkey.[3] The village is populated by Kurds of the Elîkan tribe and had a population of 244 in 2021.[1][4]
History
Bāḫemes (today called Yalınkavak) 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 8 households, who paid 56 dues, and did not have a church or a priest.[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. 44.
- ^ "Türkiye Mülki İdare Bölümleri Envanteri". T.C. İçişleri Bakanlığı (in Turkish). Archived from the original on 6 March 2023. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
- ^ Aşiretler raporu (in Turkish) (3rd ed.). Kaynak Yayınları. 2014. p. 262.
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 The Syriac Orthodox Patriarchal Register of Dues of 1870: An Unpublished Historical Document from the Late Ottoman Period.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.