Kısmetli (; ) is a neighbourhood in the municipality and district of
Dargeçit
Dargeçit (, , ) is a municipality and district of Mardin Province, Turkey. Its area is 519 km2, and its population is 27,147 (2022). The town is principally populated by Kurds of the Erebiyan tribe. It is located in the historic region of ...
,
Mardin Province
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in
Turkey
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.
The village is populated by
Kurds
Kurds (), or the Kurdish people, are an Iranian peoples, Iranic ethnic group from West Asia. They are indigenous to Kurdistan, which is a geographic region spanning southeastern Turkey, northwestern Iran, northern Iraq, and northeastern Syri ...
of the Basiqil tribe and had a population of 137 in 2021.
It is located in the historic region of
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 ...
.
In the village, there is a church of
Mort
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Saro.
History
Beth Sqole (today called Kısmetli) was set on fire by Emir Bidayn in 1714 according to a
Syriac ''memro'' (metrical ode) written by the priest Yuhanna of
Basibrina from the Qardash family.
See also
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Karagöl, Dargeçit
Karagöl (; ) is a settlement in the district of Dargeçit, Mardin Province in Turkey. It is located in the historic region of Tur Abdin.
In the village, there is a church of Morī Ya'qūb.
Etymology
The Kurdish name of the village is derive ...
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Neighbourhoods in Dargeçit District
Kurdish settlements in Mardin Province
Historic Assyrian communities in Mardin Province
Tur Abdin