Yemişli (,
syr, ܐܢܚܠ, lit=between the valleys, translit=ʼAnḥel
) is a neighbourhood located in the municipality and district of
Midyat
Midyat ( ku, Midyad, Syriac: ܡܕܝܕ ''Mëḏyaḏ'', Turoyo: ''Miḏyoyo'', ar, مديات) is a town in the Mardin Province of Turkey. The ancient city is the center of a centuries-old Hurrian town in Upper Mesopotamia. In its long history, the ...
,
Mardin Province of
Turkey. It is situated 14 km south to the town of Midyat.
Its residents consist of
Assyrians
Assyrian may refer to:
* Assyrian people, the indigenous ethnic group of Mesopotamia.
* Assyria, a major Mesopotamian kingdom and empire.
** Early Assyrian Period
** Old Assyrian Period
** Middle Assyrian Empire
** Neo-Assyrian Empire
* Assyrian ...
and of
Kurds of the Şemikan tribe (includes
Yazidis) and had a population of 486 in 2021.
It is one of the larger villages of Midyat and has two well-maintained, recently renovated churches which were funded by Assyrians in Europe at a cost of 600,000
Turkish lira.
References
External links
Article on churches being rebuilt
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Assyrian communities in Turkey
Tur Abdin
Neighbourhoods in Midyat District
Yazidi villages in Turkey
Kurdish settlements in Mardin Province