Hesen Begê Cemetery

The Yazidi cemetery of Hesen Begê (Kurdish: Goristana Hesen Begê) is a more than 300 years old Yazidi cemetery in southeastern Turkey.[1]

The entrance to the Yazidi cemetery of Hesen Begê
Yazidi graves in the Hesen Begê cemetery
Another view of the Hesen Begê cemetery

History

In March 2020, tombstones in the cemetery were destroyed by strangers.[2]

Location

The cemetery is about 1.5 km north of Çilesiz (Mezrê) and about 1 km west of Mağaracık (Xanik), and about 2.5 km southeast of Güneli (Geliyê Sora).

References
  1. "PAK: Mezarlıkların Tahrip Edilmesi Bir İnsanlık Suçudur". Rûpela nû (in Turkish). 2020-05-23. Retrieved 2021-09-28.
  2. "New attack on non-Muslim graves in Turkey. Yazidi graves destroyed in Nusaybin". SyriacPress. 2020-03-29. Retrieved 2022-01-04.

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