Güven, Midyat

Güven (Kurdish: Bacin, Bicin),[2] historically known as Bajenne is a neighbourhood located in the municipality and district of Midyat, Mardin Province in Turkey.[3] The village is located ca. 8 kilometres (5.0 mi) south of Midyat town centre.[4]

Güven
Neighbourhood
Güven is located in Turkey
Güven
Güven
Location in Turkey
Coordinates: 37.359°N 41.390°E / 37.359; 41.390
CountryTurkey
ProvinceMardin
DistrictMidyat
Population
 (2021)[1]
67
Time zoneTRT (UTC+3)

The village is populated by Kurds of the Şemikan tribe and has a population of 67 in 2021.[5][1]

Information

The Kurds in the village are Yazidis of the Şemikan tribe.[6] While the Şemikan tribe in Güven are Yazidi, the ones in nearby Sivrice (Dalîn) village are Muslim.[5]

The village experienced mass emigration in the 1980s to especially Germany resulting in only few elderly to remain by the 1990s.[7] The village took in Yazidi refugees fleeing the genocide perpetuated by ISIS in 2014.[8]

Another view of Baçin (2018)
Yazidi temple in Baçin (2018)

References
  1. "31 ARALIK 2021 TARİHLİ ADRESE DAYALI NÜFUS KAYIT SİSTEMİ (ADNKS) SONUÇLARI" (XLS). TÜİK (in Turkish). Retrieved 16 December 2022.
  2. İbrahim Sediyani (2009). Adını arayan coğrafya. Özedönüş Yayınları. p. 255. ISBN 9786054296002.
  3. "Türkiye Mülki İdare Bölümleri Envanteri". T.C. İçişleri Bakanlığı (in Turkish). Retrieved 19 December 2022.
  4. "TMMOB Mimarlar Odası Diyarbakır Şubesi" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2019-08-23. Retrieved 2018-12-27.
  5. Tan, Altan (2018). Turabidin'den Berriye'ye. Aşiretler - Dinler - Diller - Kültürler (in Turkish). p. 154. ISBN 9789944360944.
  6. Torî, Wêlate (2000). Bir Kürt düşüncesi Yezidilik ve Yezidiler (in Turkish). Berfin Yayınları. p. 47.
  7. "Wêne şahidê şênbûna Bacinê ye". Yeni Özgür Politika (in Kurdish). 27 April 2022. Retrieved 18 September 2022.
  8. "Êzidî People: We Have No Hope of Returning". Bianet. 8 August 2014. Retrieved 14 December 2022.
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