Yemişli (,
) is a neighbourhood located in the municipality and district of
Midyat,
Mardin Province
Mardin Province (; ; ; ) is a province and metropolitan municipality in Turkey. Its area is 8,780 km2, and its population is 870,374 (2022). The largest city in the province is Kızıltepe, while the capital Mardin is the second largest ci ...
of
Turkey
Turkey, officially the Republic of Türkiye, is a country mainly located in Anatolia in West Asia, with a relatively small part called East Thrace in Southeast Europe. It borders the Black Sea to the north; Georgia (country), Georgia, Armen ...
. It is situated 14 km south to the town of Midyat.
Its residents consist of
Syriacs and of
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 Şemikan tribe (includes
Yazidis
Yazidis, also spelled Yezidis (; ), are a Kurdish languages, Kurdish-speaking Endogamy, endogamous religious group indigenous to Kurdistan, a geographical region in Western Asia that includes parts of Iraq, Syria, Turkey, and Iran. The major ...
) 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
The lira (; Currency sign, sign: Turkish lira sign, ₺; ISO 4217, ISO 4217 code: TRY; abbreviation: TL) is the official currency of Turkey. It is also legal tender in the ''de facto'' state of the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus. One lira i ...
.
References
External links
Article on churches being rebuilt
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Assyrian communities in Turkey
Tur Abdin
Neighbourhoods in Midyat District
Yazidi communities in Turkey
Kurdish settlements in Mardin Province