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İzbırak, Midyat
İzbırak (; ; ) is a Mahallah, neighbourhood of the municipality and district of Midyat, Mardin Province in southeastern Turkey. The village is populated by Assyrian people, Syriacs and by Kurds of the Kurdish tribes, Elîkan tribe had a population of 32 in 2021. It is located in the historic region of Tur Abdin. In the village, there is the Mor Dimet Church and Church of Mort Shmuni. History Zāz (today called İzbırak) is identified as the settlement of Zazabukha, where Ashurnasirpal II made camp whilst on campaign against Nairi and received tribute from Anıtlı, Midyat, Khabkhi in 879 BC. Arches on the north side of the Church of Mor Dimet suggest pre-Christian buildings originally stood on the site. Mor Gabriel of Beth Qustan () is said to have resurrected a man from Zāz. The Church of Mor Dimet was constructed by 932, from which year a funerary inscription survives. Mar Yab, the priest of Zāz, is named amongst those who were killed in the Cave of Ibn Siqi by the soldie ... [...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] |
Bar Hebraeus
Gregory Bar Hebraeus (, b. 1226 - d. 30 July 1286), known by his Syriac ancestral surname as Barebraya or Barebroyo, in Arabic sources by his kunya Abu'l-Faraj, and his Latinized name Abulpharagius in the Latin West, was a Maphrian (regional primate) of the Syriac Orthodox Church from 1264 to 1286. He was a prominent writer, who created various works in the fields of Christian theology, philosophy, history, linguistics, and poetry. For his contributions to the development of Syriac literature, has been praised as one of the most learned and versatile writers among Syriac Orthodox Christians. In his numerous and elaborate treatises, he collected as much contemporary knowledge in theology, philosophy, science and history as was possible in 13th century Syria. Most of his works were written in Classical Syriac language. He also wrote some in Arabic, which was the common language in his day. Name It is not clear when Bar Hebraeus adopted the Christian name Gregory ( ''Grig ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Syriac Orthodox Church
The Syriac Orthodox Church (), also informally known as the Jacobite Church, is an Oriental Orthodox Christian denomination, denomination that originates from the Church of Antioch. The church currently has around 4-5 million followers. The church upholds the Miaphysitism, Miaphysite doctrine in Christology and employs the Liturgy of Saint James, associated with James, brother of Jesus, James the Just. Classical Syriac is the official and liturgical language of the church. The supreme head of the Syriac Orthodox Church is the patriarch of Antioch, a bishop who, according to sacred tradition, continues the leadership passed down from Saint Peter. Since 2014, Ignatius Aphrem II has served as the Syriac Orthodox Patriarch of Antioch and All the East, Syriac Orthodox Antiochian patriarch. The Domus Aurea (Antioch), Great Church of Antioch was the patriarchal seat and the headquarters of the church until , after which Severus of Antioch had to flee to Alexandria, Egypt. After the de ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paris Peace Conference (1919–1920)
The Paris Peace Conference was a set of formal and informal diplomatic meetings in 1919 and 1920 after the end of World War I, in which the victorious Allies set the peace terms for the defeated Central Powers. Dominated by the leaders of Britain, France, the United States and Italy, the conference resulted in five treaties that rearranged the maps of Europe and parts of Asia, Africa and the Pacific Islands, and also imposed financial penalties. Germany, Austria-Hungary, Turkey and the other losing nations were not given a voice in the deliberations; this later gave rise to political resentments that lasted decades. The arrangements made by this conference are considered one of the greatest watersheds of 20th century geopolitical history which would lead to World War II. The conference involved diplomats from 32 countries and nationalities. Its major decisions were the creation of the League of Nations and the five peace treaties with the defeated states. Main arrangements ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Syriac Language
The Syriac language ( ; ), also known natively in its spoken form in early Syriac literature as Edessan (), the Mesopotamian language () and Aramaic (), is an Aramaic#Eastern Middle Aramaic, Eastern Middle Aramaic dialect. Classical Syriac is the academic term used to refer to the dialect's literary usage and standardization, distinguishing it from other Aramaic dialects also known as 'Syriac' or 'Syrian'. In its West-Syriac Rite, West-Syriac tradition, Classical Syriac is often known as () or simply , or , while in its East-Syriac Rite, East-Syriac tradition, it is known as () or (). It emerged during the first century AD from a local Eastern Aramaic languages, Eastern Aramaic dialect that was spoken in the ancient region of Osroene, centered in the city of Edessa. During the Early Christian period, it became the main literary language of various Aramaic-speaking Christian communities in the historical region of Syria (region), Ancient Syria and throughout the Near East. As ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ignatius David II Shah
Ignatius David II Shah (Syriac ܕܘܕ ܫܗ) was the Patriarch of Antioch and head of the Syriac Orthodox Church from 1576 until his death in 1591. Biography Ignatius David II Shah is the third person to from the family of Sa’ad Al-Din to became a patriarch after his great uncle Ignatius John XIV bar Shay Allah (1483-1493) and his brother Ignatius Ni'matallah (1557-1576). He also had 4 other brothers, Timothy Thomas, Bishop of Mardin, Mina, bishop of Mor Abay monastery in Tur-Abdin, Costantine, and Basha. He was first ordained as a Maphrian of the East for the Syriac Orthodox Church but he became the Syriac Orthodox Patriarch when his brother Ignatius Niʿmatallah resigned his position as a patriarch and travelled to Rome in 1576 His family is originally from Bartella, near Mosul, but moved to Mardin in the 13th or 14th century and there were 4 patriarchs and 3 metropolitans and bishops from this family. Ignatius David II Shah built and renovated many church and monasteries ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Çatalçam, Dargeçit
Çatalçam (, ) is a neighbourhood of the municipality and district of Dargeçit, Mardin Province in southeastern Turkey. It is located in the historical region of Tur Abdin. The village is populated by Syriacs and had population of 33 in 2021. In the village, there are churches of Mor Aho, the Cross, Mor Heworo, and Mor Barsawmo. Etymology The Syriac name of the village is derived from "dayro" ("monastery" in Syriac) and "Slibo" ("cross" in Syriac), thus Dayro da-Slibo translates to "Monastery of the Cross". The village's alternative name, the Monastery of Beth El, is composed of "beth" ("house" in Syriac) and "El" ("God" in Syriac), and therefore translates to "Monastery of the House of God". History The foundation of the monastery, that would later become a village, is attributed to Saint Aho the Solitary in the 6th century, but it is suggested that it was founded earlier. The monastery was named after a piece of the True Cross that Saint Aho brought back from Constanti ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Patriarch Of Tur Abdin
From 1364 to 1816 the region of Tur Abdin constituted a distinct patriarchate within the Syriac Orthodox Church The Syriac Orthodox Church (), also informally known as the Jacobite Church, is an Oriental Orthodox Christian denomination, denomination that originates from the Church of Antioch. The church currently has around 4-5 million followers. The ch ..., with the following patriarchs: * Ignatius Saba of Salah (1364–1389) *Ignatius Isho' of Midhyat (1389–1418), died 1421 *Ignatius Mas'ud of Salah (1418–1420) *Ignatius Henoch of 'Ayn Ward (1421–1444) *Ignatius Qoma of Ba Sabrina (1444–1454) *Ignatius Isho' of Salah (1455–1460) *Ignatius 'Aziz (Philoxene) of Basila (1460–1482) *Ignatius Saba of Arbo (1482–1488) *Ignatius John Qofer of 'Ayn Ward (1489–1492) * Ignatius Mas'ud of Zaz (1492–1512) *Ignatius Isho' of Zaz (1515–1524) *Ignatius Simon of Hattakh (1524–1551) *Ignatius Jacob of Hisn (1551–1571) *Ignatius Sahdo of Midhyat (1584–1621) *Ignati ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Masʿūd II Of Ṭur ʿAbdin
Masʿūd Zazoyo or Masʿūd of Zaz (c.1430/31 – 1509/1512) was a Syriac Orthodox author, hermit, monk and prelate. Life Masʿūd became the abbot of the Dayr al-Ṣalīb (Monastery of the Cross) around 1462/63. He left the monastery in 1480/81 to become bishop of Ḥesno d'Kifo and the monastery of Mor Quryaqos. As bishop he took the name Basil. In 1492 he became the Patriarch of Ṭur ʿAbdin (as Masʿūd II) and by tradition took the throne name Ignatius. As patriarch he promoted monasticism in the Ṭur ʿAbdin. Masʿūd was not a popular patriarch. He caused confusion by appointing a ''maphrian'', Baselios Malki of Midyat, and twelve new bishops for the Ṭur ʿAbdin, provoking some leading bishops to denounce him. According to Afram Barsoum, they denounced him to the Patriarch of Antioch, the head of the Syriac Orthodox church, but according to the anonymous continuator of the ''Ecclesiastical History'' of Bar Hebraeus, they denounced him to the secular Islamic authorit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Taşköy, Nusaybin
Taşköy (; ; ) is a neighbourhood in the municipality and district of Nusaybin, Mardin Province in Turkey. The village is populated by Syriacs and had a population of 33 in 2021. It is located atop Mount Izla in the historic region of Tur Abdin. In the village, there are churches of Mor Dimet, the Mother of God, Mor Shimun, Mor Giwergis, and Mor Shalito. History It has been suggested that Arbo (today called Taşköy) was an important settlement in Late antiquity. The monk-priest Shim’un (Simon) son of Sholem of Arbo at the Mar Malke Monastery () and the deacon Mas’ud Turkoman of Arbo () were renowned calligraphers. According to the account of the priest Addai of Basibrina in appended to the ''Chronography'' of Bar Hebraeus, Arbo survived Timur's invasion in 1401 ( AG 1712) by the intercession of Dioscorus Behnam Shatti, metropolitan bishop of Beth Risha, after he had appealed directly to Timur's son Mīrānshāh to spare his village and had received a kerchief as a si ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hasankeyf
Hasankeyf is a town located along the Tigris, in the Hasankeyf District, Batman Province, Turkey. It was declared a natural conservation area by Turkey in 1981. Despite local and international objections, the city and its archaeological sites have been flooded as part of the Ilısu Dam project. By 1 April 2020, water levels reached an elevation of 498.2m, covering the whole town. The town had a population of 4,329 in 2021. Toponymy Hasankeyf was an ancient settlement that has borne many names from a variety of cultures during its history. The variety of these names is compounded by the many ways that non-Latin alphabets such as Syriac and Arabic can be transliterated. Underlying these many names is much continuity between cultures in the basic identification of the site. The city of ''Ilānṣurā'' mentioned in the Akkadian and Northwest Semitic texts of the Mari Tablets (1800–1750 BC) may possibly be Hasankeyf, although other sites have also been proposed. By the R ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Siirt
Siirt (; ; ; ) is a city in the Siirt District of Siirt Province in Turkey. It had a population of 160,340 in 2021. The city is predominantly inhabited by Kurds. Neighborhoods The city is divided into the neighborhoods of Afetevlerı, Alan, Algul, Bahçelievler, Barış, Batı, Conkbayır, Çal, Doğan, Dumlupınar, Halenze, İnönü, Karakol, Kooperatif, Sakarya, Tınaztepe, Ulus, Ülkü, Veysel Karani and Yeni. History Previously known as ''Saird'', in pre-Islamic times Siirt was a diocese of the Eastern Orthodox Church (''Sirte'', Σίρτη in Byzantine Greek). In the medieval times, Arzen was the main city and it competed with Hasankeyf over the control the region, Siirt was only to become a center of the region in the 14th century. But it was still dependent from Hasankeyf until the 17th century. An illuminated manuscript known as the Syriac Bible of Paris might have originated from the Bishop of Siirt's library, Siirt's Christians would have worshipped in Syriac, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
