Kuşçukuru, Beşiri
Kuşçukuru | |
|---|---|
Kuşçukuru Location in Turkey | |
| Coordinates: 37°56′53″N 41°17′28″E / 37.948°N 41.291°E | |
| Country | Turkey |
| Province | Batman |
| District | Beşiri |
| Population (2021)[1] | 147 |
| Time zone | UTC+3 (TRT) |
Kuşçukuru (Kurdish: Kelhok; Syriac: Kelhūk)[2][a] is a village in the Beşiri District of Batman Province in Turkey.[4] The village is populated by Kurds of the Reşkotan tribe and had a population of 147 in 2021.[1][5] The village is populated by Yazidis.[6]
The hamlets of Ekinciler and Mezelkan are attached to the village.[4] Ekinciler is also populated by Yazidis.[7]
History
Kelhūk (today called Kuşçukuru) was historically inhabited by Syriac Orthodox Christians and Armenians.[8] In the Syriac Orthodox patriarchal register of dues of 1870, it was recorded that the village had 3 households, who paid 28 dues, and did not have a church or a priest.[2]
References
Notes
Citations
- ^ a b "31 ARALIK 2021 TARİHLİ ADRESE DAYALI NÜFUS KAYIT SİSTEMİ (ADNKS) SONUÇLARI" (XLS). TÜİK (in Turkish). Retrieved 16 December 2022.
- ^ a b Bcheiry (2009), p. 44.
- ^ Jongerden & Verheij (2012), p. 318.
- ^ a b "Türkiye Mülki İdare Bölümleri Envanteri". T.C. İçişleri Bakanlığı (in Turkish). Retrieved 19 December 2022.
- ^ Temel (2016), p. 13.
- ^ Turan (1993), p. 125.
- ^ Turan (1993), p. 31.
- ^ Jongerden & Verheij (2012), p. 318; Bcheiry (2009), p. 44.
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 The Syriac Orthodox Patriarchal Register of Dues of 1870: An Unpublished Historical Document from the Late Ottoman Period.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.
- Jongerden, Joost; Verheij, Jelle, eds. (2012). Social Relations in Ottoman Diyarbekir, 1870-1915. Brill. Retrieved 20 November 2024.
- Temel, Mihemed Seid (2016). Eşîra Reşkotan (in Kurdish). Nûbihar.
- Turan, Ahmet (1993). Yezidiler Tarihçeleri Coğrafi Dağılımları İnançları Örf ve Adetleri (in Turkish).