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Çayırlı, Midyat
Çayırlı () is a neighbourhood located in the municipality and district of Midyat, Mardin Province in Turkey. The village is populated by Kurds of the Botikan tribe and had a population of 254 as of 2021. The village is Yazidis, Yazidi. The settlement of Derebaşı () is a hamlet of Çayırlı and is also populated by Kurds of the Botikan tribe who adhere to Yazidism. History In March 1879, British officer Henry Trotter (British Army officer), Trotter visited the village and described the village as "a large village abandoned and in ruins, evidently quite recently deserted". The village was seemingly plundered and burned by the Ottoman Empire, Ottomans and the villagers had fled to the mountains with their chief while others settled in Doğançay, Midyat, Meziza. In 2014, a Bundestag report stated that refugees from the village had difficulties returning to the village by paramilitary and Islamic fundamentalism, Islamic-fundamentalistic groups. Location Kefnas is located ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Midyat
Midyat (, , , ) is a municipality and district of Mardin Province, Turkey. Its area is 1,241 km2, and its population is 120,069 (2022). In the modern era, the town is populated by Kurds, Mhallami Arabs and Assyrians. The old Estel neighborhood is about 80 to 85% Kurdish-populated. it was originally a Syriac Christian town made up of mostly Syriac Orthodox, Catholics, and Protestants. The spoken language of Midyat was until recently modern Aramaic (Surayt) and the town has throughout history been considered the capital of the Tur Abdin region, the heartland of Syriac Christianity. History Assyrian tablets from 9th century BC refer to Midyat as '' Matiate''. During a campaign in 879 BC, the Assyrian king Assurnasirpal II and his army marched through the city, staying for two nights. His successor, the Assyrian king Shalmaneser III did the same in 845 BC. The tablets also described how Assurnasirpal II erected a monument in the city, which remains to be found. The archae ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
