district
A district is a type of administrative division that, in some countries, is managed by the local government. Across the world, areas known as "districts" vary greatly in size, spanning regions or county, counties, several municipality, municipa ...
of the
Batman Province
Batman Province ( tr, , ku, Parêzgeha Êlihê) is a province in the Southeast Anatolia Region of Turkey. It was created in May 1990 with the Law No. 3647 taking some parts from the eastern Province of Siirt and some from the southern Province ...
of Turkey. Its seat is the town
Beşiri
Beşiri ( ku, Qubînê) is a town and seat of the Beşiri District in the Batman Province of Turkey.İlçe Belediyesi Turkey Civil Administration Departments Inventory. Retrieved 30 January 2023. Its area is 809 km2, and the district had a population of 30,928 in 2021.
Yazidi presence
Beşiri once had large
Yazidi
Yazidis or Yezidis (; ku, ئێزیدی, translit=Êzidî) are a Kurmanji-speaking endogamous minority group who are indigenous to Kurdistan, a geographical region in Western Asia that includes parts of Iraq, Syria, Turkey and Iran. The ma ...
population, in villages like Kurukavak (Hamdûna) and Uğrak (Texeriyê), only a couple of Yazidi families remain today. However, elsewhere, in Yolveren (Çinêra), Oğuz (Şimzê) and Üçkuyular (Faqîra), some families have returned from diaspora to settle again. These families, have constructed a social and traditional condolence house in Üçkuyular village, with support from the diaspora community in Europe. Villagers and the neighbouring villages use the building as a community place, where they do weddings, funerals and other occasions, as well as prayers. The diaspora Yezidis that funded the house usually have vacation there in the summer. The purpose of this house, which has four rooms, a kitchen and a prayer room, is to help preserve Yazidi presence, culture and traditions in the area.
Composition
There are two
municipalities
A municipality is usually a single administrative division having corporate status and powers of self-government or jurisdiction as granted by national and regional laws to which it is subordinate.
The term ''municipality'' may also mean the go ...
in Beşiri District:
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Beşiri
Beşiri ( ku, Qubînê) is a town and seat of the Beşiri District in the Batman Province of Turkey.İkiköprü
There are 53
villages
A village is a clustered human settlement or community, larger than a hamlet but smaller than a town (although the word is often used to describe both hamlets and smaller towns), with a population typically ranging from a few hundred to ...
Ayrancı
Ayrancı is a town and district of Karaman Province in the Central Anatolia region of Turkey. According to 2000 census, population of the district is 13,212 of which 3,153 live in the town of Ayrancı.
History
The town of Ayrancı was among the ...
Karatepe
Karatepe ( Turkish, 'Black Hill'; Hittite: ''Azatiwataya'') is a late Hittite fortress and open-air museum in Osmaniye Province in southern Turkey lying at a distance of about 23 km from the district center of Kadirli. It is sited in the ...
Yazıhan
Yazıhan ( ku, Patrîkxan) is a district of Malatya Province of Turkey. The mayor is Nevzat Öztürk ( AKP).
Main economical activities are agriculture and trade.
Notable People
* Sebahat Tuncel
Sebahat Tuncel (born 5 July 1975) is a Turki ...
hamlets
A hamlet is a human settlement that is smaller than a town or village. Its size relative to a parish can depend on the administration and region. A hamlet may be considered to be a smaller settlement or subdivision or satellite entity to a lar ...
.Bağlı Turkey Civil Administration Departments Inventory. Retrieved 3 February 2023.