Elbeğendi | |
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Coordinates: 37°16′59″N 41°24′29″E / 37.283°N 41.408°E | |
Country | Turkey |
Province | Mardin |
District | Midyat |
Population (2021)
[1] | 46 |
Time zone | UTC+3 ( TRT) |
Elbeğendi ( Classical Syriac: Kafro Tahtayto [nb 1]) is a neighbourhood of the municipality and district of Midyat, Mardin Province in southeastern Turkey. [3] It is located in the historical region of Tur Abdin.
In the village, there are churches of Mor Jacob and Mor Barsaumo, the Virgin Mary, and Mor Bosus. [2]
The village is populated by Assyrians and had a population of 46 in 2021. [4] [1]
In 1900, Kafro Tahtayto was inhabited by 30 Assyrian families. [2] Amidst the Assyrian genocide, in 1915, the village's population fled to the Monastery of Mor Malke, [5] and was uninhabited until the first 8 families returned in 1916. [2]
The village's population grew to 46 families in 1970, however, they were forced to flee abroad due to the Kurdish–Turkish conflict in the 1980s, and only 5 families remained by 1992. [2] The village was forcibly evicted by the Turkish army in 1995, and the remaining three families emigrated to Western Europe. [6]
In 2006, 17 Assyrian families returned to the village from Augsburg and Göppingen in Germany, and Trüllikon and Zürich in Switzerland. [7] [8] In late July 2019, Assyrian properties in Kafro Tahtayto were struck by suspected arson attacks. [9]
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