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Tur Abdin
Tur Abdin (; ; ; or ) is a hilly region situated in southeast Turkey, including the eastern half of the Mardin Province, and Şırnak Province west of the Tigris, on the Syria–Turkey border, border with Syria and famed since Late Antiquity for its Christian monasteries on the border of the Roman Empire and the Sasanian Empire. The area is a low plateau in the Anti-Taurus Mountains stretching from Mardin in the west to the Tigris in the east and delimited by the Mesopotamia, Mesopotamian plains to the south. The Tur Abdin is populated by more than 80 villages and nearly 70 monastery buildings and was mostly Syriac Orthodox Church, Syriac Orthodox until the early 20th century. The earliest surviving Christian buildings date from the 6th century. The name "Tur Abdin" is . Tur Abdin is of great importance to the Syriac Orthodox Church, Syriac Orthodox, for whom the region used to be a monastic and cultural heartland. The Assyrian people, Assyrian community of Tur Abdin call themsel ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Beth Kustan, Mardin
Beth Kustan (; ; ) is a Mahallah, neighbourhood of the municipality and district of Midyat, Mardin Province in Turkey. It is inhabited by Assyrian people, Syriacs who belong to the Syriac Orthodox Church and speak their own dialect of Turoyo, a Central Neo-Aramaic language. The village had a population of 154 in 2022. It is located in the historic region of Tur Abdin. In the village, there are churches of Mar (title), Mor Dimet and Mor Elijah, Eliyo. There are also ruined churches of Mor Shemʿun and Mor Barsaumo. The village is known for its winemaking. Etymology The Syriac name of the village is derived from "beth" ("house" in Syriac) and "Kustan" ("Constantine" in Syriac), thus Beth Kustan translates to "house of Constantine". History The Church of Mor Eliyo at Beth Kustan was constructed in 343 AD. It has been suggested that the village was founded by a member of the Roman limitanei (frontier militia) named Constans in the 4th century AD. It is believed that the army of th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
